rolling ". ▁According ▁to ▁cy ber ▁bul lying ▁statistics ▁from ▁the ▁i - Sa fe ▁Foundation , ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁ad oles c ents ▁and ▁te ens ▁have ▁been ▁bul lied ▁online , ▁and ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁have ▁engaged ▁in ▁cy ber ▁bul lying . ▁Both ▁the ▁bul ly ▁and ▁the ▁victim ▁are ▁neg atively ▁affected , ▁and ▁the ▁intensity , ▁duration , ▁and ▁frequency ▁of ▁bul lying ▁are ▁the ▁three ▁aspects ▁that ▁increase ▁the ▁negative ▁effects ▁on ▁both ▁of ▁them . ▁Studies ▁also ▁show ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁have ▁negative ▁effects ▁on ▁pe op les ' ▁self - este em ▁and ▁self - worth . ▁The ▁authors ▁of ▁" Who ▁Compar es ▁and ▁Desp airs ? ▁The ▁Effect ▁of ▁Social ▁Com parison ▁Ori entation ▁on ▁Social ▁Media ▁Use ▁and ▁its ▁Out comes " ▁found ▁that ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁higher ▁social ▁comparison ▁orientation ▁appear ▁to ▁use ▁social ▁media ▁more ▁heavily ▁than ▁people ▁with ▁low ▁social ▁comparison ▁orientation . ▁This ▁finding ▁was ▁consistent ▁with ▁other ▁studies ▁that ▁found ▁people ▁with ▁high ▁social ▁comparison ▁orientation ▁make ▁more ▁social ▁compar isons ▁once ▁on ▁social ▁media . ▁ ▁People ▁compare ▁their ▁own ▁lives ▁to ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁their ▁friends ▁through ▁their ▁friends ' ▁posts . ▁People ▁are ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁port ray ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁is ▁appropriate ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁serves ▁their ▁best ▁interest . ▁O ften ▁the ▁things ▁posted ▁online ▁are ▁the ▁positive ▁aspects ▁of ▁people ' s ▁lives , ▁making ▁other ▁people ▁question ▁why ▁their ▁own ▁lives ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁exc iting