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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 23 Aug 2013 at 17:58 GMT

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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 04 Sep 2013 at 17:56 GMT


The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

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Title: “Facebook Makes Us Feel Bad About Ourselves--Here's The Research That Proves It | Co.Exist | ideas + impact”
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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 04 Oct 2013 at 21:29 GMT


The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Psych Central
Title: “Why Facebook Makes Us Feel Bad | Resilient Youth”
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