{"id":264,"date":"2008-03-05T13:55:49","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T08:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/psychology\/bloggers-are-happier-feel-bloggers"},"modified":"2008-03-05T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2008-03-05T08:55:49","slug":"bloggers-are-happier-feel-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/psychology\/bloggers-are-happier-feel-bloggers","title":{"rendered":"Bloggers are happier &#8211; feel bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABCnews is reporting on a study which says that after a couple of months of regular blogging <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2008\/03\/03\/2178512.htm\">bloggers feel they have a better social life than non-bloggers.<\/a> Excerpt:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The research, from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, found after two months of regular blogging, people felt they had better social support and friendship networks than those who did not blog.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Bloggers reported a greater sense of belonging to a group of like-minded people and feeling more confident they could rely on others for help.<\/p>\n<p>All respondents, whether or not they blogged, reported feeling less anxious, depressed and stressed after two months of online social networking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Blogging is good for your (perceived?) social life. And online social networks are good for your mental health. Cool. (Looks like the bloggers in question hadn&#8217;t started receiving comments from users yet!)<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2008\/03\/03\/2178512.htm\">full article<\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2008\/03\/03\/blogging-is-good-for-your-social-life-study\/\">techcrunch<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABCnews is reporting on a study which says that after a couple of months of regular blogging bloggers feel they have a better social life than non-bloggers. 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