The Facebook Experiment
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THE HAPPINESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE<br />
SOCIAL LIFE<br />
AFTER ONE WEEK WITHOUT FACEBOOK 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 <strong>Facebook</strong>: 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 <strong>Facebook</strong>:<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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