A three-year German study ending in 2012 showed that the more people disclosed about themselves on social media, the more privacy they said they desired. The lead author of the study, Sabine Trepte, a professor of media psychology at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, said the paradox indicated participants\u2019 dissatisfaction with what they got in return for giving away so much about themselves.\u201cIt\u2019s a bad deal because what they get is mainly informational support like maybe a tip for a restaurant or link to an article,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat they don\u2019t get is the kind of emotional and instrumental support that leads to well-being, like a shoulder to cry on or someone who will sit by your bedside at the hospital.\u201dAnd yet, she added, they continued to participate because they were afraid of being left out or judged by others as unplugged and unengaged losers. So the cycle of disclosure followed by feelings of vulnerability and general dissatisfaction continued.<\/p>\n
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