Upplevelser av Facebook
i relation till identitet, kommunikation och stress
The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of how some people aged between 20-35 years? experience Facebook in relation to identity creation, communication and stress. The analysis is drawn from seven semi-structured interviews with a sample of Facebook members, four women and three men aged 20-35 years and during the interviews respondents answered questions based by the following topics. Does Facebook allow changing identities? In what way is Facebook a communication tool for enabling relationships? How can Facebook be related to stress and coping? The results showed that respondents perceived Facebook as an easy means of communication and maintaining relationships. Facebook enables and facilitates in the creating of ones desired image of ones own identity. Facebook experienced by the interviewees as a context which explored a desire to constantly take note of what happens, which in turn contributes to increased levels of stress. The paper also discusses issues such as alternative realities, expected feedback, changing identities and living in the present.