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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/materialistic-people-facebook-friends-number-more-study-social-media-a8066686.html

People with a lot of Facebook friends are likely to be materialistic


(people who work to find information) say these people are likely to have much more friends than those who are less interested in material (things people own).  They are also more likely to see their friends as "digital objects" and have a greater need to compare themselves with others on Facebook, the (people who work to find information) add.  According to the scientist from Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, selfish people use Facebook to feel good and complete their/reach their goals.

  • When the process was repeated on a second sample of 289 Facebook users, the researchers drew the same conclusion.
  • “It seems to us that Facebook is like a knife,” added Ozimek.
  • Ozimek and his team of researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany gathered their data through an online questionnaire carried out on 242 Facebook users.
  • "Facebook provides the perfect platform for social comparisons, with millions of profiles and information about people. And it's free - materialists love tools that do not cost money!"

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