Abstract
This study investigated the self-esteem on time spent on Facebook and activity on others
pages. Popularity and activity on other people’s pages was also investigated. Communication
with parents was investigated between future and past decisions to accept parent/friend
requests. Eighty-five undergraduates from an Irish university with a mean age of 24 were
employed. Questionnaires were utilised. Self esteem was found to be significant in relation
to time spent on Facebook but not for activity on other users’ pages. Popularity was
significantly correlated to activity on others pages. Self esteem had no effect on this
Facebook activity while popularity has. Parent-son/daughter communication had no bearing
on parent request decisions. Extroversion, rather than self esteem, should be examined as
predictor of activity.
