{We\u2019re in the social media age, and it\u2019s obvious how people love to get lots of followers and likes on their posts on social media.}<\/p>\n
However, a 2017 study has found that receiving \u2018likes\u2019 on social media posts doesn\u2019t make people feel better about themselves or improve their mood if they are down.<\/p>\n
These are the findings of a preliminary study presented at the British Psychological Society\u2019s Annual Conference in Brighton on May 3, 2017, by Dr Martin Graff from University of South Wales.<\/p>\n
A total of 340 participants recruited via Twitter and Facebook completed personality questionnaires. They were also asked to say how much they agreed or disagreed with 25 statements relating to the ways people appreciate being valued on social media. For example \u2018the attention I get from social media makes me feel good\u2019 or \u2018I consider someone popular based on the amount of likes they get\u2019.<\/p>\n
Analysis revealed that participants who said they went out of their way to get more likes (such as asking others or paying) were more likely to have low self-esteem and be less trusting. The same was true of those who admitted deleting posts or making a picture their profile picture on account of the number of likes it received.<\/p>\n
The results also showed that receiving likes didn\u2019t actually make people feel any better about themselves or make them feel better when they were down.<\/p>\n
Dr Graff said: \u201cThe proliferation of social media use has led to general concerns about the effects on our mental health. Although this is just a relatively small scale study the results indicate that the ways we interact with social media can affect how we feel and not always positively.\u201d<\/p>\n
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