Muusses et al. are claiming that prolong use Facebook can be an isolating. People who spend much of their time on Facebook are essentially spending less time interacting with people face-to-face. Schiffrin et al. (2010) argue in favor of the negative effects of online communication. Their study found that people typically associated technological means of communication as less useful than in-person communication, and suggest that replacing verbal, face-to-face with digital communication is likely to have a negative effect on relationships and well-being. Additionally, they found an association between Internet use and reduced overall well-being (Schiffrin et al.,
Muusses et al. are claiming that prolong use Facebook can be an isolating. People who spend much of their time on Facebook are essentially spending less time interacting with people face-to-face. Schiffrin et al. (2010) argue in favor of the negative effects of online communication. Their study found that people typically associated technological means of communication as less useful than in-person communication, and suggest that replacing verbal, face-to-face with digital communication is likely to have a negative effect on relationships and well-being. Additionally, they found an association between Internet use and reduced overall well-being (Schiffrin et al.,