Question

Research has shown that online networks can stimulate behavior changes and that these effects are stronger when coming from close friends (Bond et al., 2012). Give an example of how you perceive online networks have changed behavior.

Answer 1

a) Social network provides a network of powerful approach for behavioral changes in humans and describes the behavior change approaches in developing network interventions. A major challenge is to enhance effectiveness and to adopt of health behavior. b) to develop more effective interventions, it is important to improve the understanding of social processes to promote behavioral changes. c) social networking helps the people to connect each other, follow each other, share and comment on others post. However, despite the widespread usage, there is little consequences on the behavior leads to a significant increase in users online as well as offline users. d) social networking users are allured by the networking features and makes the users to be more active and engaged in online as well as offline behaviors. e) the efffect of social change in connection to network features delayed friendship formation and have more thwn half of the negative impact on them. For instance, due to social networking, people interactions with the family, friends and society has been reduced than the past and drastically reduced the physical activity in humans.