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There’s a lot to be said for social networking, both good and bad. It began as a way for people to meet and socialize via the Internet; now it’s also being used for advertising, education, and entertainment.1 Social networking allows people from all over the world to meet people and interact with them. People can find peers who share their interests or offer support and encouragement. Unfortunately, social networking has given people the opportunity to cyberbully, cyberstalk, and to engage in other inappropriate and potentially illegal behaviors. In terms of relationships, online affairs and cheating are common and can lead to divorce. Research has also shown that when partners are both using social networking at the same time, it can lead to a “lack of engagement” which can also lead to divorce.2

In today’s digital age, temptations run rapid than ever before. Our textbook mentions macro and micro reasons for infidelity. Macro reasons include mass media and social networks. According to the website, AshleyMadison.com is “the world's leading married dating service for discreet encounters”. We also live longer than we have in the past increasing the chances of conflict in a relationship. Micro reasons are catered to the individual and their relationship with their partner. Most women are inclined to cheat because their emotional needs aren’t being satisfied. Men partake in sexual infidelity because they want more sex. There are plenty of reasons why men or women cheat in a relationship. I think low self-esteem plays a huge role in whether

Can the excessive use of social media, specifically Facebook, be seen as a form of narcissism? Editors Edwin E. Gantt and Brent Slife of Brigham Young University present two opposing opinions to explore this topic in their presentation, “Is Excessive Use of Social Media a Form of Narcissism?”. Could the oversharing, “duck face”, and look at me virtual world be a way to reach out to each other or just a shallow attempt at self-validation? Each article expresses the author’s views, and research on the subject.

The most genuine complication of social media is addiction. A reporter on Salem health characterized that text messaging is no longer the biggest teenage obsession, and enormous phone bills from lengthy phone calls are no longer the biggest doubts for parents. These teenage addictions still remain, but in our generation and in analogy to the Facebook mania, it’s quite insignificant. Facebook addiction is advised to be a disorder driven by a craving. Not being able to access Facebook creates anxiety among fanatics. It is one of the most prominent social networking sites and has over one billion users without exception. People detach themselves from family and friends. Further symptoms of Facebook addiction have been related with needy sleep patterns. Researchers have also attempted to evaluate certain personality traits to the obsession. Being in touch with friends and family might clarify the logic why people are unreasonably obsessed.

The modern study seeks to explain the good and the undesirable parts of narcissism by discussing about narcissism and how it relates to social networking sites use. Therefore, key differences in the affordances of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram relevant to narcissism research are then discussed, highlighting the ways in which the observed association between narcissism and social networking platforms use may change depending on the type of social networking platforms used and the behavior assessed (Panek et al, 2013).

The article I chose for this critique was “Narcissism and Social Networking Web Sites” written by Laura E. Buffardi and W. Keith Campbell from the University of Georgia. This article is based on an experiment that was taken place to prove whether others could perceive a narcissistic individual as a narcissist through observing their social media sites. This experiment was a correlational type of study. The experimenters’ goal was to analyze whether there was any correlation or connection between the web page owner being a narcissist and the type of content they had on their profile.

All the experimental results were compared by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, ver. 22.0, SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). The data were are expressed as means ± SEM. Group means were considered to be significantly different at p < 0.05, as determined by the technique of protective least significant difference.

It is becoming more frequent in today’s society to utilize social media to connect and stay in touch with others. In fact, one could say that social media has become an everyday part of our lives. More than 800 million individuals use Facebook daily (Fox & Anderegg, 2014). It is therefore of great significance, that one gives awareness to how the frequency of social media usage can affect our romantic relationships. This study consists of analyzing the amount of time one spends on Facebook and if the amount of time has an effect on the relationship satisfaction. Previous studies have gone over the aspects of the activities and concepts among individuals that can cause negative relationship outcomes but these studies have not extended beyond the concept of frequency. Moreover, previous research has suggested that individuals’ attachment status, individuals who have Facebook–related conflict, individuals who were in shorter term relationships, and individuals who have certain ideas of what normal behavior is when getting to know someone on the website can end up predicting negative relationship outcomes (Clayton, Nagurney, & Smith, 2013).

Throughout the years, numerous of researches are conducted to see the connections between social media (namely, Facebook) and narcissism. University of Michigan conducted a research to find the relationship between social media and narcissism. For the first part of the study, the researchers recruited approximately around 486 college undergraduate students with the median age of 19. Meanwhile, 93 adults, mostly white females, with an age mean of 35 years old, were asked by the researchers to complete an online survey for the second part of the study. Participants have to answer questions about their social media use and a personality assessment to measure their level of narcissism (Swanbrow, 2013). Based on the results obtained, Facebook users that scores higher on the personality test tend to have more friends, tag themselves more often in photos posted and update their status more often (Firestone, 2012,

Since the emergence of social media there has been an influx in what some would call an addiction. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms just as someone who would have taken narcotics. According to Amy Muise, M Sc, excessive use of Facebook can lead to online jealousy. Those who are more susceptible tend to be jealous in their relationships outside of their online interactions. Due to the persona that one can show through their life on social media it’s thought that individuals who become jealous try to maintain their relationship even outside social media to make a certain impression on people.

My generation has grown up with technology in our hands since we were toddlers. We are dependent on technology, from Iphones, Laptops,tablets, ipods, even watches that keep us connected to a never ending supply of distant connection. Social media is the source of many problems in our society. One of the problems is the lack of communication in a relationship. One misconception about social media is that it has the ability to strengthen a relationship because you have another avenue of communication when in fact it is detrimental, due to lack of intimate interaction between two people. Social media not only takes away face to face interactions, but it leads to trust issues, cheating and a lack of confrontation.

Since the emergence of social media there has been an influx in what some would call an addiction. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms just as someone who would have taken narcotics. According to Amy Muise, M Sc, excessive use of Facebook can lead to online jealousy. Those who are more susceptible to it tend to be jealous in their relationships outside of their online interactions. Due to the persona that one can show through their life on social media it’s thought that individuals who become jealous try to maintain their relationship even outside social media in order to make a certain impression on people.

As people use social networking sites more and more, psychological symptoms, such as social anxiety and depression, can begin to develop overtime. Feinstein’s research found that “depressed individuals also tend to engage in specific interpersonal behaviors, such as excessive reassurance seeking, that account for their greater likelihood of being rejected.”  Other social anxiety symptoms that can be triggered from excessive amounts of social networking include becoming less assertive, avoiding conflict, and expressing less emotion.  Results from Feinstein’s research also found that users directly felt a “depressed effect following interactions with romantic partners” and an “anxious effect following interactions with romantic partners” depending on how much time they spent on social media outside of their relationship.  Not only can the amount of time we spend on social networking affect us now, but it can also cause and make an individual more vulnerable to possible psychological problems in the future (Nauert).

The utilization of t-test, ANOVA, and comparing group means are essential in social research. When the researcher uses a test, the goal is to compare the averages of the two groups in order to determine if the sample population has shown any differences in the variables studied. Comparing group means through t-test and ANOVA is needed in social research as its goal is to produce results from the sample that can be generalized to the the population. In this paper will discuss what the author of paper completed to develop a t-test and ANOVA analysis in SPSS, the author’s findings of the research, and what the author learned from utilizing the data set provided.

Since the emergence of social media there has been an influx in what some would call an addiction. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms just as someone who would have taken narcotics. According to Amy Muise, M Sc, excessive use of Facebook can lead to online jealousy and those who are more susceptible to it tend to be jealous in their relationships outside of their online interactions. Due to the persona that one can show through their life on social media it is thought that individuals who become jealous try to maintain their relationship even outside social media so as to make a certain impression on people.