沉迷Facebook會降低人的幸福感大綱

Facebook is a habit-forming activity - but users who spend a lot of time on the site say they feel less happy with their lives.

Facebook是一種易上癮的活動，然而花大量時間上該網站的用戶稱他們感到生活沒有以前幸福了。

University of Gothenburg researchers say that many users log in as soon as they turn their PCs on - and that the behaviour can develop into an "addiction".

哥德堡大學的研究人員稱，許多用戶一把個人電腦打開就很快登錄Facebook，這會讓人漸漸成癮。

People in low income groups and the poorly educated are particularly at risk.

低收入者和教育程度低的人沉迷於Facebook的風險尤其大。

Up to 85% of users say that they use Facebook daily - and half say they start up Facebook as soon as they open their web users.

多達85%的用戶稱他們每天都用Facebook，半數用戶稱他們一打開網絡瀏覽器就進入Facebook網站。

Half fear that they are not "on top of things" if they are not logged into the site, and 25% say they fill "ill at ease" if they can't log in regularly.

半數人擔心自己如果不登錄該網站就不能及時瞭解消息，25%的人稱如果他們不能定期登錄Facebook他們就會感覺“侷促不安”。

The Swedish survey, which polled 1,000 people aged 18-73 showed the network had its dark side.

這一瑞典調查涵蓋了年齡在18歲到73歲間的1000個人，調查顯示，Facebook網站也有其陰暗的一面。

"Facebooking may become an unconscious habit. A majority of the respondents log in every time they start their web browser. This may even develop into an addiction," says Leif Denti, doctoral student of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg.

哥德堡大學心理學博士生雷夫•鄧提說：“上Facebook可能會成爲一個下意識的習慣。大多數應答者每次打開網絡瀏覽器都會登錄Facebook。這甚至會逐漸發展爲上癮。”

People with low income and low-educated individuals spend more time on Facebook.

低收入者和文化程度低的人花更多時間上Facebook。

Women are generally more active than men on Facebook.

在Facebook網站上，女性通常比男性更活躍。

Users with low income and low education use Facebook more than other groups. Within these groups, users who spend more time on Facebook also report feeling less happy and less content with their lives.

收入低和教育程度低的用戶使用Facebook比其他人羣都多。在這些人羣中，花更多時間上Facebook網站的用戶報告稱他們幸福感降低了，對自己的生活也更不滿意。

This relationship is also present for women, but not for men.

這一關聯性也存在於女性用戶當中，不過男性用戶沒有這一情況。

The other surprise about the network is that although a huge amount of personal "news" is traded, through the site, it tends to focus purely on the positive.

關於該網站的另一個讓人驚訝之處是，儘管數量龐大的私人“新聞”通過網站得到交換，但一般交換的都是正面新聞。

"Facebook is a social tool that is clearly used to manage relationships with friends and family."

雷夫•鄧提說：“顯然，Facebook是一個用於管理和親友之間關係的社交工具。”

"But users won't write just anything – most of the content they share has something to do with major events, positive events and when feeling good. Only 38 percent write about negative emotions and events," says Leif Denti.

“不過用戶們不會在頁面上什麼都寫——大部分分享的內容都和重大事件、正面事件有關，或是在心情好的時候寫的。只有38%的用戶把負面情緒和負面事件寫出來。”