ARE SOCIAL NETWORKS CREATING A MORE SOLITARY LIFE THAN BEFORE
A recent study of loneliness in Spain
concluded that one in five Spaniards live alone, and yet, they are not the
group that feels loneliness: "A 27.5% of Spaniards living alone say they
do not feel any solitude at all, while 52.6% of those living with loneliness
say he felt at some point.” Asked about the feelings attributed to the concept
of loneliness, 28% identified with the lack of communication, isolation and
lack of company. "
The use of networks by people who
are well integrated socially and maintain strong relationships with their loved
ones serve to maintain or increase those ties, and even to reduce possible
effects of depression. In contrast, the second points to the social use of the
internet, especially when communicating with strangers, social resources can
move people in the real world and emphasize its depressed state. This group of
researchers conducted a massive survey of digital users all the features to
confirm the effects of both scenarios.
Their results showed that
personal characteristics are what affect the relationship between the network
and the depressive feeling. Its use as a complement to the social life in the
real world would not be harmful, just the opposite; the problem arises when
looking at the networks substitute the real company. (by Marina – Adm 3)
