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Social networks tend to lower self-control

Washington: Facebook and other social networks tend to promote self-esteem but also lower self-control both on and offline, says new research.The finding demonstrates that users who are focused on close friends tend to experience an

social networks tend to lower self control social networks tend to lower self control
Washington: Facebook and other social networks tend to promote self-esteem but also lower self-control both on and offline, says new research.



The finding demonstrates that users who are focused on close friends tend to experience an increase in self-esteem while browsing their social networks; afterwards, these users display less self-control.

Greater social network use among this category of users with strong ties to their friends is also associated with individuals having higher body-mass indexes and higher levels of credit-card debt, according to the paper, the Journal of Consumer Research reports.