Limiting time using social media use can reduce loneliness and depression

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Limiting time using social media use can reduce loneliness and depression.

 

The idea that social media can be harmful to mental and emotional well-being is not a new one.

 

Unfortunately, little has been done by researchers to directly measure the impact of social media upon mental health.

 

Social isolation can fuel depression
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A new and looking to actually be a properly designed for a change social science experiment study for a change out of Penn State, however, now directly links more social media use to worse emotional states as well as that conversely less use gives rise to better mental well-being. 

 

In turn, the study suggested limiting time spent on social media, including considering set times out.

 

Unfortunately, it did not address how to deal with trolls.  

 

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As such, here is hoping for a follow up study that offers up suggestions to deal with this invidious internet scrounge.. 

 

Source: Limiting social media use reduced loneliness and depression in new experiment

 

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