Why Social Media Hijacks Happiness — Especially For Materialists (M)

Social media emerges as a catalyst in the progression towards unhappiness for those with a certain mindset.

Social media emerges as a catalyst in the progression towards unhappiness for those with a certain mindset.


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Caught On Social Media At Work? Here’s Why Your Boss Should Thank You! (M)

A consumer psychologist was inspired to carry out the research after he forwarded a YouTube video to his sister and it was blocked.

A consumer psychologist was inspired to carry out the research after he forwarded a YouTube video to his sister and it was blocked.


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What Makes Young Women Have Cosmetic Surgery? (M)

Unfortunately, the majority of people who get cosmetic surgery are still dissatisfied with their appearance afterwards.

Unfortunately, the majority of people who get cosmetic surgery are still dissatisfied with their appearance afterwards.


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The Most Enjoyable Way To Pass An Idle Moment: Phone vs Socialising (M)

People are surprisingly accurate in their predictions of the most enjoyable way to pass the time — but don’t take their own advice.

People are surprisingly accurate in their predictions of the most enjoyable way to pass the time -- but don't take their own advice.


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How Social Media Use Affects Depression & Anxiety Symptoms In Children (M)

Many people assume that social media is partly to blame for worsening mental health among young people — but is it really?

Many people assume that social media is partly to blame for worsening mental health among young people -- but is it really?


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An Easy Way to Reduce Depression And Loneliness

Reducing loneliness and depression could be as simple as this…

Reducing loneliness and depression could be as simple as this…

Limiting social media to 30 minutes per day decreases feelings of loneliness and depression, research finds.

The study strongly suggests that excessive social media use makes people more depressed and lonely.

It is also ironic that less ‘social’ media use reduces feelings of loneliness.

For the study, 143 college students were tracked for three weeks.

Half were told to use social media as normal, while the other half were instructed to limit it to 30 minutes per day.

All reported their use of Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram along with feelings of anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear of missing out.

Dr Melissa G. Hunt, the study’s first author, explained the results:

“Here’s the bottom line.

Using less social media than you normally would leads to significant decreases in both depression and loneliness.

These effects are particularly pronounced for folks who were more depressed when they came into the study.”

Dr Hunt does not think young people should stop using social media all together.

Limiting screen time, though, seems sensible, she says:

“It is a little ironic that reducing your use of social media actually makes you feel less lonely.

Some of the existing literature on social media suggests there’s an enormous amount of social comparison that happens.

When you look at other people’s lives, particularly on Instagram, it’s easy to conclude that everyone else’s life is cooler or better than yours.”

Dr Hunt concluded:

“When you’re not busy getting sucked into clickbait social media, you’re actually spending more time on things that are more likely to make you feel better about your life.

In general, I would say, put your phone down and be with the people in your life.”

The study was published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (Hunt et al., 2018).

This Simple Tweak To Social Media Use Relieves Depression And Anxiety (M)

Study participants felt improvements after just two weeks, along with reduced ‘fear of missing out’ and more positive emotions.

Study participants felt improvements after just two weeks, along with reduced 'fear of missing out' and more positive emotions.


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