Experts warn on social media that they are more likely to get depression five hours a day.

Experts warn that constantly scrolling your cell phone can lead to depression.

A study found people People who spend five hours a day on social media are three times more likely to get depression than people who spend less than two hours a day.

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More than 1,000 young American adults participated in the study and tracked how many developed symptoms of depression in 6 months.

Experts believe that their obsession with platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, SnapChat, and Facebook is blocking youth friendship.

Reliance on social media can also fuel negative emotions, discouraging young people from going to reach their goals in their careers.

Teens are also believed to be comparing themselves to the perfect lifestyle of the unavailable “Photoshop” and find it worthless to compare.

“Chicken or the egg first”

The large study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the first study to link social media with depression.

Dr. Brian Primac, a professor of public health at the University of Arkansas and lead author, said: “Most research to date in this area has left the question of chicken or the egg.

“Other large studies have shown that depression and the use of social media tend to come together, but it’s hard to tell which one came first.

“This new study sheds light on these questions, because high early social media usage increases the incidence of depression.

“But the first depression did not change the use of social media.”

The research team asked survey participants how often they used social media and compared it to the scores of a wide range of quizzes that measure depression.

Of the 1,289 people in the final sample, 299 were already depressed at baseline and were tracked to see if this would affect their use of social media.

During the 6-month follow-up period, an additional 95 participants developed depressive symptoms.

Young adults who used social media for more than 5 hours a day were 2.8 times more likely to develop depression within 6 months than young adults who used less than 2 hours a day.

Researchers are confident in the links found, but this study can’t prove the cause and effect-social media is causing depression, not another factor.

Dr. Cesar Escobar-Viera, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, said: “One of the reasons for these findings may be that social media takes a lot of time.

“Excessive time on social media can replace the formation of more important face-to-face relationships, the achievement of personal or professional goals, or simply having valuable moments of remorse.”

The authors suggest that comparisons may also underlie these findings, as social media feeds are often filled with the fascinating lives of celebrities.

Co-author Dr. Jaime Sidani, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, added: “Social media is often curated to emphasize positive depictions.

“This is an important part of life related to the development of identity and can be especially difficult for young adults who feel they cannot measure the impossible ideals they are exposed to.”

Losing battle

Studies show that the prevalence of depression has increased over the years.

According to the leading charity MIND, one in six people in the UK suffers from a common mental illness each week.

Dr. Primac fears that the Covid-19 pandemic will only see increased use and worsening mental health problems.

He states: “Now it’s hard to connect directly to society, so we’re all using more technologies like social media.

“I think these technologies are definitely worth it, but it’s also a good idea to think about which technology experiences really help and which technology experiences are emptying them.”

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