Online social networks can help fight social anxiety

Online social networks can help fight social anxiety

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 1, Episode 1435 , Segment 2

Episode: Right to Education, Social Anxiety, Open-Mind Positive Attitude

  • Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm
  • 37:09 mins

Eva Buechel, Ph.D.,  is an assistant professor of marketing at the Darla Moore School of Business. Her research interests focus on the psychological processes that shape consumer judgments, decisions, and behaviors. Ever since the social media boom of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, people have wondered how these sites affect users. Researchers, practitioners and social commentators have expressed concern that they can reduce meaningful face-to-face interaction, leaving users depressed and lonely. Eva Buechel shares her research into this question.

Other Segments

Constitutional Right to Education

47 MINS

Derek Black is a Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. His areas of expertise include education law and policy, constitutional law, civil rights, evidence, and torts. The focus of his current scholarship is the intersection of constitutional law and public education, particularly as it pertains to educational equality and fairness for disadvantaged students. Although a public school education is something every student in America is entitled to, it is not a constitutional right. Would this make a difference in America’s educational standards?  Derek Black explains.

Derek Black is a Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. His areas of expertise include education law and policy, constitutional law, civil rights, evidence, and torts. The focus of his current scholarship is the intersection of constitutional law and public education, particularly as it pertains to educational equality and fairness for disadvantaged students. Although a public school education is something every student in America is entitled to, it is not a constitutional right. Would this make a difference in America’s educational standards?  Derek Black explains.

Open-Mind and Positive Attitude Will Make All the Difference

28 MINS

Christopher Connors is an enthusiastic writer, career coach and speaker and the author of The Value of You: The Guide to Living Boldly and Joyfully Through the Power of Core Values. He focuses on personal development, values, and emotional intelligence, in an effort to deliver value that will help enrich life. We’ve all been given life advice whether we asked for it or not. Most commonly the advice revolves around some sort of positive thinking. The thing is your own experiences are a much more powerful influence than hearing about someone else’s. Positivity becomes a mindset that permeates your thinking, influences your actions and shapes the way others think of you. Christopher Connors shares the importance of An Open-Mind and Positive Attitude.

Christopher Connors is an enthusiastic writer, career coach and speaker and the author of The Value of You: The Guide to Living Boldly and Joyfully Through the Power of Core Values. He focuses on personal development, values, and emotional intelligence, in an effort to deliver value that will help enrich life. We’ve all been given life advice whether we asked for it or not. Most commonly the advice revolves around some sort of positive thinking. The thing is your own experiences are a much more powerful influence than hearing about someone else’s. Positivity becomes a mindset that permeates your thinking, influences your actions and shapes the way others think of you. Christopher Connors shares the importance of An Open-Mind and Positive Attitude.
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