{"id":5611,"date":"2023-07-13T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2023-07-13T19:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:17:06","slug":"ghosting-has-negative-effects-all-around-new-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5611","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ghosting&#8221; Has Negative Effects All Around, New Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_210,w_2000,h_1124\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/7vcf6pnrzla9ze12r.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For this study, researchers from the University of Vienna in Austria wanted to dig deeper into an understudied part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/ghosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/ghosting\" rel=\"noopener\">ghosting<\/a>: ghosting in friendships. Namely, they wanted to look at why people ghost romantic partners versus friends, plus the impact it has on both the person who was ghosted, and the &#8220;ghoster&#8221; themselves.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, they surveyed young people about ghosting and its impact, asking questions about communication overload, self-esteem, depressive tendencies, etc.<\/p>\n<p>And based on the responses, there appear to be very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/reasons-people-ghost-in-dating\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/reasons-people-ghost-in-dating\" rel=\"noopener\">different motivations for ghosting<\/a> different people. Namely, participants reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-end-casual-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-end-casual-relationship\" rel=\"noopener\">ghosting romantic partners<\/a> due to communication overload (as in, feeling like they were barraged by texts), while ghosting in friendship had more to do with self-esteem issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ghosting friends is predicted by one\u2019s self-esteem,&#8221; the study authors write, adding that most notably, &#8220;Ghosting others within romantic relationships did not yield any effects on well-being, whereas ghosting friends increased depressive tendencies over time, demonstrating that ghosting is not only harmful to those who are ghosted, but can also negatively impact those who ghost others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So while the findings of this study are nuanced, it&#8217;s clear that no one wins when ghosting is involved. And namely, if one of your friends is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/best-ghosting-responses-3-positive-ways-to-respond-after-getting-ghosted\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/best-ghosting-responses-3-positive-ways-to-respond-after-getting-ghosted\" rel=\"noopener\">ghosting you<\/a>, you might want to check up on them.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that ghosting friendships is correlated with an increase of depressive tendencies, the study authors note that further research is needed to explore the connection between mental health and ghosting. &#8220;Depending on the relationship ghosting occurs in, it is rooted in different antecedents and can have distinct detrimental effects for ghosters\u2019 well-being,&#8221; they add.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this study, researchers from the University of Vienna in Austria wanted to dig deeper into an understudied part of ghosting: ghosting in friendships. Namely, they wanted to look at why people ghost romantic partners versus friends, plus the impact it has on both the person who was ghosted, and the &#8220;ghoster&#8221; themselves. 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