Unhappy with your life? Delete your Facebook account

Could deleting your Facebook account be the answer?

According to a recent research study by Utah Valley University, people who do not use facebook are much happier.

As reported in the Daily Mail, Ninety-five percent of people used Facebook, and on average they had been there for two and a half years and spent nearly five hours a week on it.

After allowing for gender, religiosity and whether people were single or attached, the study found that 'the more hours people spent on Facebook, the stronger was their agreement that others were happier'.

Those who had used Facebook for longer were also 'significantly' likely to agree with the statement that  'life is unfair'.

Conversely, the study - published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking – found that people who spent more time actually socialising with friends in the flesh were less likely to feel they had been handed life's short straw.

So, are you unhappy? To become happier would you delete your facebook account? Let us know your comments below.