Harvard University researchers, middle age in people in the group social media dependent on use depression found an increased risk. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and twitter Social media channels, especially social media channels, are great entertainment for people all over the world. Billions of people have fun, get information and even earn money through these channels. However, social media does not produce ‘positive’ results for everyone.
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Why does social media increase depression?
According to this new study by scientists in the USA, social media increases depression in some people. to the study in question 5 thousand 400 adult included. Results, over 35 years old showed that the risk of depression due to social media was higher than their peers who did not use it.
In the study, which examined the relationship between social media use and depression, certain platforms came to the fore. From this risk of depression Snapchat, Facebook and TikTok media were held responsible. Harvard University Its researchers said that middle-aged people on Snapchat and TikTok can be unhappy because they feel old.
However, the only negative impact of social media is not for middle age. According to previous studies, spending too much time on social media children’s brain quite harmful. Returning to the study, the research team surveyed 5,400 adults with an average age of 56 twice. The first survey was in May 2020, while the second was a year later.
Participants were asked to complete a nine-question mental health questionnaire about which social media they used. lead author of the study Professor Dr. Roy Perlis, NBC News“People who used Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat were much more likely to say they were depressed in the second survey.” said.
TikTok and Facebook users showed opposite results
Researchers also drew attention to an important issue. They noted that depressed people may be more likely to take to social media, perhaps as an escape. Meanwhile, in the second poll 482 of the participants (9 percent) pointed to deterioration in their mental health.
The team presented their findings JAMA Network Open Published in a medical journal. According to the article, middle-aged Snapchat depressiveness in users is almost worse than their peers who do not use this medium. it was twice as much. Similarly TikTok middle-aged people who use it compared to their non-user peers 1.5 times more was at greater risk of depression.
With this, Facebook For users, the situation was the opposite. According to studies, those under the age of 35 who use Facebook are more likely to be depressed. two and a half times more it was too much.
While the reasons for the study findings are not fully known, there are different theories. One theory is that people may feel misfit and unhappy when they use social media that doesn’t fit their age profile. Because TikTok’s users are mostly under the age of 20 and Snapchat’s are under the age of 35. But Facebook’s users are older.