社交网站控们，感觉自己幸福吗？

 Research over the past several years shows that heavy users of social media tend to be less happy than non-users. But a new academic study now suggests that social media tools like Facebook can also affect how we perceive the happiness of others.

Psychologists say Facebook and other social media can be valuable tools to connect with people and the world. But that assurance does come with a warning. "Don't spend a lot of time just looking at other people's positive events. Share your own and see who are your true friends, who really cares for the things that happen to you," Kashdan stated.

Psychologists also say Facebook users can lessen¹ the effects highlighted in the Utah study by focusing on their real friends on Facebook, and not on the "Facebook friends" they may hardly even know.

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当社交网站以让人瞠目结舌的速度扩张的时候，上这些网站的人们也近乎进入“迷恋”状态。调查中，有47.1%的受访者表示，每天上社交网站的时间为1至 3个小时；1小时以内的仅为29.2%。换句话说，有7成多的上社交网的受访者，每天所花时间在1小时以上。

更值得关注的是，这些社交网站的忠实拥趸，上这些网站不分场所，有41.8%的受访者表示自己会在上班空闲时上社交网站；有7.5%的受访者表示会在中午休息时候上；下班回家上社交网站的为48.5%，早晨上班前上这些网站的为2.2%。也就是说，在家和在工作场所上社交网站的大约各占50%。

相关资料表明，目前我国网民数达到2.98亿，上海也已经有1110万网民。按照有关统计显示，网络社交群已占网民总体的12%。社交网络是一个真正的全球现象，连美国总统奥巴马都在Facebook上建有账户，拥有众多的好友。

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vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。