Social media addiction might not have the life-or-death implications of a drug or alcohol addiction, but its negative effects are very real. People who are addicted to social media can underperform at school or work, increase their exposure to cyberbullying, and see their mental health deteriora...
The mental health toll of the social media scrollBhatia, FaizanWalia, ShikhaUBC Medical Journal
People spend abouttwo hours and 23 minutesa day on average scrolling through their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, distracting them from other things andtaking a questionable toll on their mental health. It wouldn’t be fair, however, not to acknowledge that social media platforms have...
“I think that social media is actually incredibly toxic for our brains,” Hsu said at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. “It’s made to be really addictive. And that’s why people need to take a break the same way they need to take a break from su...
cyberbullying and harsh feedback. It's an unfortunate fact, but the anonymity of social media emboldens some users to share opinions that are offensive or rude. This is the darker side of social media interactions, and they can extract a significant emotional toll on the person at the receivi...
yesterday, I attended two back to back panels on seemingly disparate topics: the impact of social media on teenagers’ mental health and America’s gun crisis. In the first panel, a mental health researcher waxed eloquently about how social media has a lot ...
With our hectic schedules and with the barrage of social media these days, we need to be models for how to pick and choose what and whom we follow. Recent research illustrates the social media toll when it comes to increased levels of anxiety and depression,with girls in particular. Social...
term, habitual use of social media can take a negative toll, particularly on young people. However, according to astudy by Harvard University, findings suggest that as long as people are mindful users of social media, strong social networks are associated with positive mental health and well-...
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