This flipbook is a compilation of studies that show that social media use can fulfill our inert need to belong.

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2. WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE
SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE IS
GROWING IN POPULARITY

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7. SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND
ONLINE COMMUNITIES BOTH
HAVE THEIR OWN NORMS

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(Murphy, 2010)

11. BUT HOW CAN PARTICIPATING IN
THESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
AFFECT US?
The following four things will
be evaluated further:
• Loneliness
• Belongingness
• Happiness
• Meaningfulness

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