More time on social media is not linked to poor mental health

(Springer) There has so far been no evidence supporting the view that the amount of time spent on social media affects mental health in young people, says Chloe Berryman of the University of Central Florida in the US. She is the lead author of a study in Springer's journal Psychiatric Quarterly that found very few links between different aspects of social media use among young adults and possible mental health problems such as loneliness, decreased empathy and social anxiety.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news