According to a study, children who spend hours on social networks are more likely to develop depression – The Sun

One study suggests that children who spend hours watching television or using social media are more likely to develop depression.

The researchers found that the most severe symptoms were those who spent the most time each day in these activities.

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They warn that seeing other people with a "perfect" body or having a more glamorous lifestyle hurts students' self-esteem.

And they said the likes of Instagram and Facebook fueled a spiral of hell by showing more photos if users challenged them.

Professor Patricia Conrod of the Université de Montréal called for a limitation of screen time to protect young people from danger.

This comes after she's interviewed 3,826 kids about their mood and screen usage each year, from 12 to 16 years old.

The more time they spent watching television or using social media, the more likely they were to have depressive symptoms.

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But playing computer games or using a computer for other reasons, such as browsing the Internet, made no difference.

Professor Conrod said, "The study's findings indicate that the use of social media and television viewing are important predictors of depression in adolescence.

"Regulating the use of social media and television by teens can be a way to help young people manage their depressed mood or their vulnerability to depressive symptoms."

Dr. Elroy Boers, who also worked on the study, said, "Social media and television are forms of media that frequently expose teenagers to images of others operating in more prosperous situations, such as other teens with perfect body and more exciting or richer lifestyle. .

"The more the depressive state influences display choices, the more similar the proposed and proposed content is, and the more likely it is that you will be exposed to such content all the time, which helps maintain and improve depression. "

Other experts said that the study was exhaustive but could not prove that television and social media were at the root of the depression.

The results are published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

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Social media users are welcome to drop apps like Instagram and Twitter for a month.

Scroll Free September is promoted by the Royal Society of Public Health, while he was concerned about the impact of social media on mental health.

He is supported by MPs, including Chris Elmore, chair of the multi-party social media parliamentary group.

"You do not have to act immediately and you will be surprised at the benefits of a brief digital detox. I was certainly there. "

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