Tag archive: stress

Having a thousand friends may seem like a dream come true, but a new study shows that the more friends you have on Facebook, the more likely you are to feel stressed out. Dr. Kathy Charles of the Edinburgh Napier University in the U.K. interviewed and surveyed 200 students, asking them questions about Facebook and how they use it in their daily lives. The conclusion: the negative effects of Facebook may actually outweigh its benefits. “Our… Read More

East Carolina University has published the results of a clinical study that attempted to measure the impact of playing so-called casual video games on players' moods and stress levels by measuring changes in heart rate, brain activity via electroencephalography, and pre/post-gaming mood state profiles). The results? Casual video games can have a significant positive impact on subjects' moods and stress levels—so much so,… Read More