Internet Use May Be Good for Well-being 使用互联网可能有益于提升幸福感

Whenever we read about the Internet， it’s mostly bad news—it’s making usmove less， worry more and spend less time with others. But hold on just a second，because researchers from the University of Oxford say past studies have been donetoo much about the experiences1 of people in the world’s richer countries.

In fact， they found that when they looked at the experiences of people allaround the world， the Internet was associated2 with better well-being. The studyfound that internet access3 and use were always associated with well-being.

According to the results， people who had access to the internet had higher levels4 of life satisfaction5 than those who didn’t have access. One of theresearchers， Matti Vuorre， said he was surprised by the results. The University ofWarwick’s Shweta Singh， who was not in the research， told she would“love to agree”with the research. But she said too much other things showed thatthe Internet and social media just aren’t safe.

每当我们读到互联网相关的内容，看到的大多都是坏消息———它让我们运动得更少，担心更多，与他人相处的时间更少。但是请等一下，因为牛津大学的研究人员说，过去的研究过多与世界上较富裕国家的人的经历相关。

事实上，他们发现，当他们观察世界各地的人时，互联网与更高的幸福感相关联。研究发现，互联网的接入和使用总是与幸福感联系在一起。

根据研究结果，能上网的人比不能上网的人对生活的满意度更高。其中一名研究人员马蒂·武奥雷说，他对这个结果感到惊讶。华威大学的什维塔·辛格没有参与这项研究，她告诉《卫报》她将“乐意赞同”这项研究。但她表示，太多其他事情表明，互联网和社交媒体并不安全。

▏Notes

1. experience 经历；往事

2. associate 将……联系起来

3. access 获得的机会；使用权；对计算机存储器的访问、存取

4. level 标准；水平

5. satisfaction 满意；称心