Adolescents with mental health conditions show different social media habits

Adolescents with mental health conditions show different social media habits

Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of social media compared to those without a condition, including greater dissatisfaction with online friend counts and more time spent on social media sites.

According to this study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, young people with these problems are more likely to compare with others on social networks, feel a lack of self-control over the time they spend on platforms, as well as mood swings due to ‘likes’ and comments received. Researchers found that teens with some mental health problem report spending more time on social networks than those without such a problem. This amounts to an average…

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Social media have become an indispensable part of young people's lives. And that is not always positive. Young people with mental health issues spend significantly more time on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok than their peers without these problems. This is evident from a study by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The research, published […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .