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Emotional Support From Social Media Found to Reduce Anxiety (news.uark.edu)
submitted 1 month ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A researcher recently found that young adults who receive emotional support on social media are significantly more likely to report reduced anxiety symptoms, with a few specific personality traits reporting the most improved well-being.

Among the study's findings was that people with high openness to experience, high extraversion, high agreeableness and low conscientiousness reported an increase in perceived social media emotional support. Positive interactions and perceptions may explain why young adults with these specific traits feel more supported and less anxious overall.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The reason we have so much extremism today is people are more desperate and angry, not that strangers on the internet validating one another.

[–] Denixen@feddit.nu 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It can be both. I am certain that there isn't one explanation for it. What i describe is the feedback loop. What you describe is the initial conditions. Combined they spell disaster.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 month ago

No, what you describe is being utterly derailed in your understanding of people by the distractions rightwing billionaires dangle infront of us to keep us from having a real conversation about why we are all suffering.

[–] arnitbier@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Were at a point where you are not discussing the same thing but this might give some clarity

He's describing a general idea of extremist self validation of violent and hateful rhetoric in some online spaces that can, and at times, do lead to "extremism" (I hate the word but its here)

Both the inital post, and you, are pointing out that what is being discussed in the OP (which I imagine this person has not actually read, and was intellectually pointing out some personal misery) (which I do understand for the record) is, that validation, in the sense of well meant and applied validating of ones human self or for having human experiences outside the "norm" (or inside it frankly) and being happier is not pushing people to extremism and doesn't even apply by association to that version of validation so don't do that type thing

So yeah you are absolutely right there 💯

Appreciated the heated discussion and wanted to help clearify things there 👍✌💪