Addictive Use of Social Media, Not Total Time, Associated with Youth Mental Health
www.cuimc.columbia.edu
A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
  • FenderStratocasterEnglish
    71·
    1 month ago

    Smart phones are too good for me to try to use a flip phone. Self control is not an option either.

  • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    82·
    1 month ago

    Or maybe, seeing what’s going on in the world and their country is depressing as fuck?

    Kids are being born into a dystopian hellscape and parents are shocked that they’re not doing ok. SurprisedPikachu.jpg

  • roofuskitEnglish
    31·
    1 month ago

    Social media is DESIGNED to be addictive.

  • Sasquatch@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    5% of the study participants exhibited suicidal behaviors? Isn’t that crazy high?

    • KrudlerOPEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      I read it as ideations, behavior (s), etc