Feeling down? Update your Facebook status, students say

College students who participated in a social media study gave positive feedback about themselves after spending time on Facebook

By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Cornell University students who spent a few minutes on Facebook updating their profile pages reported self-esteem boosts, according to one of the first published studies to show social media’s psychological benefit. Read more with registration.

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