Quitting Facebook can significantly improve your mental health, researchers conclude

( Natural News ) When you’re bored at home or work, you probably entertain yourself by browsing Facebook. After all, it lets you see what your friends, old classmates and new acquaintances, or your relatives are up to. But did you know that quitting Facebook, whether temporarily or permanently, can help you destress ? According to the results of a 2015 study, titled “Quitting Facebook Leads to Higher Levels of Well-Being,” browsing Facebook can make you more stressed. The study, which was published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking , was conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The link between your Facebook activity and stress levels For the study, Danish researcher Morten Tromholt recruited 1,095 volunteers who were separated into two groups: one who promised not to use Facebook for a week and a control group that used it as usual. The experiment, which lasted for one week, set out to determine if regular Facebook use negatively affected a person’s well-being . The researchers compared data from the treatment group who took a break from Facebook with data from the control group. The findings showed that only 87 percent of the group who had to quit the social network made it the full week. The volunteers who kept their word and didn’t use Facebook for the whole week reported a higher level of happiness than the control group. After the one-week experiment, 88 percent of the treatment group shared that quitting Facebook made them happier, compared to 81 percent from the control group. (Related: Try a temporary social media detox! Quitting Facebook reduces stress .) 100% organic essential oil sets now available for your home and personal care, including Rosemary, Oregano, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Clary Sage and more, all 100% organic and laboratory tested for […]

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