Facebook linked to overeating and overspending: study
- Published: 13 Dec 2012 at 12.04
- Online news: Family
All that quality time on Facebook may have a detrimental effect on your consumer habits by chipping away at your self-control, according to new research. The results: overspending and overeating.
Your Facebook habit may be a bad influence on your shopping habits, according to new US research. ©StockLite/Shutterstock.com
Facebook can boost self-esteem, but those increased feelings of self-worth can alter your consumer behavior, and not for the better, researchers say.
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