Vanman Eric J, Baker Rosemary, Tobin Stephanie J
a University of Queensland.
b Australian Catholic University.
J Soc Psychol. 2018;158(4):496-507. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2018.1453467. Epub 2018 Apr 9.
People occasionally choose to cut themselves off from their online social network by taking extended breaks from Facebook. This study investigated whether abstaining from Facebook reduces stress but also reduces subjective well-being because of the resulting social disconnection. Participants (138 active Facebook users) were assigned to either a condition in which they were instructed to give up Facebook for 5 days or continue to use Facebook as normal. Perceived stress and well-being, as well as salivary cortisol, were measured before and after the test period. Relative to those in the Facebook Normal condition, those in the No Facebook condition experienced lower levels of cortisol and life satisfaction. Our results suggest that the typical Facebook user may occasionally find the large amount of social information available to be taxing, and Facebook vacations could ameliorate this stress-at least in the short term.
人们偶尔会选择通过长时间停用脸书来切断与在线社交网络的联系。本研究调查了停用脸书是否既能减轻压力，又会因社交脱节而降低主观幸福感。参与者（138名活跃的脸书用户）被分配到两种情况之一，一种是被要求停用脸书5天，另一种是继续正常使用脸书。在测试期前后测量了感知压力、幸福感以及唾液皮质醇水平。与脸书正常使用组相比，停用脸书组的皮质醇水平和生活满意度较低。我们的研究结果表明，典型的脸书用户可能偶尔会发现大量可用的社交信息让人应接不暇，而停用脸书假期至少在短期内可以缓解这种压力。
