article_snippet: Ordinary people undergo road rage-like personality changes when using internet sites like Facebook and Twitter, a leading psychologist has warned .
article_snippet: Ordinary people undergo road rage-like personality changes when using internet sites like Facebook and Twitter, a leading psychologist has warned.
article_snippet: Just as normally calm drivers sometimes lash out when they get frustrated behind the wheel, so ordinary people can become uncharacteristically angry on social media, said Dr Richard SherryDr Richard Sherry.
article_snippet: The clinical director of Psychological Systems in central London spoke as a new poll found almost nine in ten Britons now admit to having lost Britons temper more quickly online than in real life.
article_snippet: The survey questioned 1,000 users of sites including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and Pinterest about whether Instagram and Pinterest personality changes while reading and posting messages.
article_snippet: Some 84 per cent admitted Some become more easily exasperated and enraged at others online than Some ever would in person.
article_snippet: Young people are particularly prone to internet road rage, with 26 per cent of the 18 to 24 year olds surveyed saying Young people are 'always' worked up when using social media, compared with 18 per cent of 35 to 44 year olds and just 11 per cent of those in the over-55 age group.
article_snippet: The survey questioned 1,000 users of sites including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and Pinterest about whether Instagram and Pinterest personality changes while reading and posting messages.
article_snippet: Just as we try to be calm ahead of a tense situation on the road, equally we should take a few breaths before posting messages or sending emails.'