Study Finds Weak Evidence Linking Social Media Use to Teen Mental Health Problems - Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Screen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study. [...] Researchers at the University of Manchester followed 25,000 11- to 14-year-olds over three school years, trac...

The study found no evidence for boys or girls that heavier social media use or more frequent gaming increased teenagers’ symptoms of anxiety or depression over the following year.

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    self-reported social media habits, gaming frequency and emotional difficulties

    Looks like they were tracking self reported data, combining both social media and gaming. No wonder they didn’t see anything.