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Since the rapidly increasing the development of technology, especially in the field of Information Technology (some call it as the digital era), the internet is not just a technological breakthrough that can make the interconnect (network) between computers, other than as a place of information, send e-mail. Internet even penetrate the psychological domain, especially of human behavior, which shows a different behavior with the reality of real life. Especially the many social networking sites like facebook, twitter, plus Google, MySpace, Plurk, Linkedin and other social networking sites makes some people and maybe even quite a lot, they are so open and vulgar to inform personal matters and even a very personal should not to be known by the general public. A lot of people through social networking sites reveal the problems they experience so openly, even if we compare the phenomena of real life (not the virtual world) is clearly visible once an imbalance occurs.

The most fundamental thing that is important to study for psychology is always in contact with psychiatric and behavioral aspects of humans. How do psychologists explain this phenomenon?

Why do people become so vulgar and open when making status in the social networking sites like Facebook? What factors make people behave like that?

Social networking sites like facebook is pretty familiar by Internet users, in fact it is a resource for social communication with a person known or unknown to the system network. Through this interconnection, it is possible to have someone without having to limited space and time. Along with its development, Facebook has become part of everyday life, many studies show that most people today, for taking time daily to visit and perform communication, and uncover feelings through the site. Bahka as reported by the research Pempek, Yemolayeva 2009, Facebook was integrated with the lives of its users.

Then behind this, I reminded of Maslow's theory of physiological need, safety and security need, social need, esteem need, and self actualization. And I try to relate to the need for self-esteem according to Maslow's happening to humans and become a necessity. Appreciation for what he was doing as well as respect from others, on Facebook it seems indeed be set for later fulfillment of self-esteem can be met, for example, means the presence of photographs, status and records indicating the nature of work and even personality, as well as other facilities capable of serving the individual to to express himself and looks the best. Even in the status column which made ??the later-there is room for others as to understand and care about what a person is expressed. For example, the presence of writing a comment box, key in sharing the joys and even to the status of other users, which means this is not clear as there is with the real world. They're easy to get a response and social care with easy, yes of course the social environment of Facebook.

 

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