Being excluded on Facebook or on other online social media sites may be just as bad as being left out in person. “If you’ve ever felt bad about being ‘ignored’ on Facebook, you’re not alone,” says Joshua Smyth, professor of biobehavioral health and of medicine at Penn State.
“Facebook—with its approximately 800 million users—serves as a place to forge social connections; however, it is often a way to exclude others without the awkwardness of a face-to-face interaction. “Most people would probably expect that being ignored or rejected via a remote source like the Internet would not hurt as much as being rejected in person. Yet, our studies show that people may experience similar psychological reactions to online exclusion as they do with face-to-face exclusion.”
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