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Influence Of Personality On Emotional Contagion Through Social Media, Theodore T. Jensen
Influence Of Personality On Emotional Contagion Through Social Media, Theodore T. Jensen
Honors Scholar Theses
The rapid growth of computers and computing technologies in the recent past has led to dramatic changes in modern social interactions. Connectivity through the internet and social networking sites is a massive part of people's lives, with younger generations learning to interact more and more through these means. It is necessary to recognize the emotional influence of these forms of communication- their influence on mental health will grow as they become a larger part of the social fabric. Facebook and other social media have been shown to be a form of emotional contagion; emotional states can be transferred from one …