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A study of German car drivers found that 61% of them admit to using smartphone while driving at least occasionally. Individuals with a stronger fear of missing out, problematic smartphone use, and Dark Triad personality traits were more likely to use their smartphones while driving. The research was published in PLOS ONE. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 2019 show that 3,142 people were killed in the U.S. alone in accidents involving distracted drivers. Of these deaths, 422 occurred in crashes where at least one driver was distracted by a phone. Drivers involved...
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Recent research published in Computers in Human Behavior explores how adolescent social media usage is related to social skills and time spent with friends offline. The study finds that increased social media activity does not adversely affect social skills and is associated with more offline interactions with friends. This challenges the common concern that digital platforms might hinder adolescents’ social development. “Socializing with peers outside of the family is crucial to adolescents’ (socioemotional) development and well-being,” said study author Silje Steinsbekk, a professor of clini...
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In a study published in Nature, researchers have found evidence of consistent patterns of toxicity in human conversations across various social media platforms, unaffected by the platform type, discussion topic, or time period. The study found that longer online conversations tend to escalate in toxicity and polarization, particularly when they involve conflicting viewpoints. Surprisingly, such toxic interactions do not deter users. Previous research has focused on polarization, misinformation, and antisocial behavior online, but a comprehensive understanding of how intrinsic human behavior pa...
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New research published in Computers in Human Behavior provides evidence that heightened self-objectification — where women view their bodies as objects for external judgment — is linked to hostile attitudes towards selfies posted by other women. This hostility is especially pronounced when the selfie posters are perceived as seeking attention. Nearly 4.5 billion people worldwide are engaged with social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, which serve as stages for self-expression and social interaction. Selfies, or self-portraits taken with a smartphone or camera, have bec...
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Every day, we are bombarded with a deluge of information, especially online, where news spreads faster than ever. But what kind of information do we choose to share, and why? A new study published in Scientific Reports explores this, revealing that people are more likely to share information that aligns with their beliefs, even if it isn’t particularly surprising. This challenges the common notion that novelty and surprise are primary drivers of information sharing. Information theory posits that the value of information is largely derived from its novelty or the surprise it generates. The mor...
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A new study published in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery sheds light on the quality of sinusitis-related videos on TikTok. Researchers found that nearly half of these videos contain misleading or inaccurate content, primarily propagated by non-medical influencers. This alarming trend highlights the potential risks associated with sourcing health advice from unverified content on social media. Sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, affects about one in seven adults in the United States, leading to an annual medical cost of approximately $5.8 billion. The condition can be tr...
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A new study published in the journal Body Image sheds light on how social media images of peers, either sexualized or non-sexualized, affect young women’s views of themselves and others. The findings reveal that exposure to sexualized images leads to heightened self-objectification among viewers and a tendency to dehumanize the individuals depicted. Moreover, the act of generating hashtags for these images amplifies this effect, with tags often focusing unduly on body parts. Research has linked the exposure to sexually objectified representations in media with various negative psychological ou...
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As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet, social media personalities, sensationalised political campaigns, religion, or conspiracy theories. And once we’ve settled on a cause, solutions usually follow: do more fact-checking, regulate advertising, ban YouTubers deemed to have “gone too far”. However, if these strategies were the whole answer, we should already be seeing a decrease in people being drawn into fringe communities and beliefs, and less misinformation in the online environment. We’re not. In new research published in the Jo...
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A recent study published in Scientific Reports finds that more extreme or eccentric ideas tend to gather more “likes” on social media platforms. Conducted by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, the study utilized data from online experiments and social media to analyze the relationship between the popularity of ideas and their eccentricity. The results showed a clear trend: ideas that deviate significantly from the norm are more likely to capture attention and engage interactions. Social media’s influence on public opinion and social dynamics has been a focal po...
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A series of eight studies revealed that social media virality amplifies societal threats, fueling moral panics and increasing expressions of outrage. This work was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The concept of “moral panics,” a term coined in the 1970s by sociologist Stanley Cohen to describe the societal outrage towards perceived threats like marijuana use or Rock and Roll music, has found a new breeding ground on social media platforms. These platforms amplify potential societal threats, leading to daily outrage over various issues, from economic collapse to c...
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