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THE HAPPINESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE<br />

SOCIAL LIFE<br />

AFTER ONE WEEK WITHOUT <strong>FACEBOOK</strong> THE TREATMENT<br />

GROUP EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THEIR SOCIAL ACTIVITY –<br />

AND AN INCREASE IN THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THEIR SOCIAL<br />

LIFE.<br />

Social activity<br />

Satisfaction with social life<br />

4,2<br />

4,1<br />

4,2<br />

4,1<br />

4,08<br />

4<br />

4<br />

3,99<br />

3,9<br />

3,8<br />

3,77<br />

3,81<br />

3,75<br />

3,85<br />

3,9<br />

3,8<br />

3,88<br />

3,86<br />

3,7<br />

3,7<br />

3,6<br />

3,6<br />

3,5<br />

Control group<br />

Treatment group<br />

3,5<br />

Control group<br />

Treatment group<br />

Before<br />

Now<br />

Before<br />

Now<br />

This question refers to your social life in<br />

’the real world’ – not on Facebook: How<br />

socially active have you been during the<br />

last week? [1-5]<br />

This question refers to your social life<br />

in ’the real world’ – not on Facebook:<br />

How satisfied are you with your social<br />

life as it has been during the last<br />

week? [1-5]

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