{"id":4248,"date":"2019-06-29T20:25:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=4248"},"modified":"2019-06-29T20:25:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T14:55:37","slug":"whatsapp-can-be-good-for-your-health-researchers-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=4248","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find\u00ad<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"sdesc\">A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"byline\">By\u00a0<span class=\"reviewer\">Indo-Asian News Service\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0<span class=\"dtreviewed\">Updated: 29 June 2019 15:59 IST<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"nhw\">\n<div class=\"nhwhead\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/div>\n<div class=\"nhwgt\">\n<ul>\n<li>WhatsApp wellbeing study was based on 200 users, 158 women and 42 men<\/li>\n<li>WhatsApp may stimulate existing relationships, researchers said<\/li>\n<li>Group affiliation also meant that WhatsApp users were less lonelGood news for the people who spend most of the time on social media, as researchers have found that spending time on digital platforms such as WhatsApp, is good for our well-being. The study, published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, found that the text-based messaging app, which offers users group chat functions, has a positive impact on psychological health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"res\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10447318.2019.1620524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>\u00a0, titled &#8216;Psychosocial Outcomes Associated with Engagement with Online Chat Systems&#8217;, found that the more time people spent on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gadgets.ndtv.com\/tags\/whatsapp\" target=\"_self\">WhatsApp<\/a>\u00a0per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem as a result of feeling closer to friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s lots of debate about whether spending time on social media is bad for our well-being but we&#8217;ve found it might not be as bad as we think. The more time people spent on WhatsApp, the more this related to them feeling close to their friends and family and they perceived these relationships to be good quality,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2019-06\/ehu-urf062819.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0Linda Kaye, Professor at Edge Hill University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As well as this, the more closely bonded these friendships were and the more people felt affiliated with their WhatsApp groups, the more this was related positively to their self-esteem and social competence,&#8221; Kaye said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the researchers, group affiliation also meant that WhatsApp users were less lonely. It seems that using WhatsApp to connect with our close friends is favourable for aspects of our well-being.<\/p>\n<div class=\"__pcwgt_txt-center\"><\/div>\n<p>For the study, the research team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/w43ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picked<\/a>\u00a0200 users, 158 women and 42 men with an average age of 24, found that the average reported daily use of WhatsApp was around 55 minutes, with people using it because of its popularity and group chat function.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The findings show how including factors relating to social bonding capital is highly pertinent within this field as a way of understanding how technology usage relates to psychosocial well-being.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It gives rise to the notion that social technology such as WhatsApp may stimulate existing relationships and opportunities for communication, thereby enhancing aspects of the users&#8217; positive well-being,&#8221; Kaye said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"downloadtxt margin_t20 margin_b20\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find\u00ad A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem. By\u00a0Indo-Asian News Service\u00a0|\u00a0Updated: 29 June 2019 15:59 IST HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp wellbeing study was based on 200 users, 158 women and 42 men WhatsApp [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4249,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4248\/revisions\/4249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}