Social media use has been linked to depression, especially in teenage girls. But a new study argues it could be more complex than experts think, with girls' mental health being impacted due to increased exposure to bullying and reduced sleep and exercise.
The research, published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, involved interviews with almost 10,000 children between the ages of 13 and 16 in England. The researchers found that social media may harm girls' mental health by increasing their exposure to bullying and reducing their sleep and physical exercise.
They would report the frequency that they checked or used social media, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter and Snapchat. More than three times daily was considered"very frequent."The researchers noted that they did not capture how much time participants spent on these websites, which is a limitation of the study.
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