Cyberpsychology
[12] The relevance of human–computer interaction (HCI) research within the field of cyberpsychology may become more visible and necessary in understanding the current modern lifestyles of many people.
Facebook, the leading online social media platform globally,[13] affects users' psychological status in multiple ways.
Facebook follows the one-to-many communication pattern, allowing users to share information about their lives, including social activities and photographs.
[18] Inviting constant comparisons inevitably lowers self-esteem and feelings of self-worth; hence, Facebook and other social media accounts appear to exploit a vulnerability in human nature.
[22] Another study found that participants in the highest quartile for social media site visits per week were at an increased likelihood of experiencing depression.
[34] This fear involves an obsessive need to provide constant status updates on one's own personal, day-to-day life, movements, travel, events, etc.
On average, Britons spend 16 minutes in bed socially networking with pals each night – the peak chatting time being 9:45 pm.
[clarification needed] 65% of respondents stated the last thing they do before nodding off at night is check their mobile phone for text messages.
[38] Studies have shown a connection between online social media, such as Facebook use, to addictive behaviors, emotion regulation, impulse control, and substance abuse.
All this access and vast selection is causing some entertainment seekers to develop the constant need for instant gratification with a loss of patience.
[40][better source needed] Results from a survey of university undergraduates showed that almost 10% met criteria for what investigators describe as "disordered social networking use".
[43] Many countries in Asia (particularly China, South Korea, and Japan) have raised public concern over the recent rise in internet addictions.
[45][46][47] In women college students, social media use predicts disordered-eating symptomatology and other related variables (such as the drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction).
[47] An emerging body of research suggests that internet addiction and unhealthy social media activity may be more prevalent in ADHD individuals.
"[50][clarification needed] Several studies have suggested that young college-aged adults with mental disorders may experience negative outcomes as a result of using short video platforms such as TikTok.
[57][page needed] The first instance of this practice did not include interaction with a human, but rather a program called ELIZA, which was designed by Joseph Weizenbaum to answer questions and concerns with basic Rogerian responses.
[60] The voluminous work of Azy Barak[61] (University of Haifa) and a growing number of researchers in the US and UK gives strong evidence to the efficacy (and sometimes superiority) of Internet-facilitated, computer-assisted treatments relative to 'traditional' in-office-only approaches.
The UK's National Health Service now recognizes CCBT (computerized cognitive behavioral therapy) as the preferred method of treatment for mild-to-moderate presentations of anxiety and depression.
