Adults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passively view social media content, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Or people who post a lot have anxiety issues? A need for outside validation that can never be fully met. I wouldn’t say they have a mental health issue.
Out of curiosity, how are “anxiety issues” not a mental health issue? Depression, anxiety, etc. are all mental health issues and there’s absolutely no stigma that should be attached to that.
To be fair, the study explicitly states “it is not possible to conclude that posting on social media causes later mental health problems but they are related.”
Isolated people are more likely to engage online because they have little to no conversations IRL. or people who have mental health issues and mask constantly will be themselves online.
Or people who have mental health issues are more likely to frequently post on social media? The implied causation is garbage.
Or people who post a lot have anxiety issues? A need for outside validation that can never be fully met. I wouldn’t say they have a mental health issue.
Out of curiosity, how are “anxiety issues” not a mental health issue? Depression, anxiety, etc. are all mental health issues and there’s absolutely no stigma that should be attached to that.
To be fair, the study explicitly states “it is not possible to conclude that posting on social media causes later mental health problems but they are related.”
Yeah, I was less faulting the study and more faulting the headline
Came here to say this. Glad I was beaten to it.
Ditto. Was even teeing up the “causality” word but they used it too. Nice to see.
this.
Isolated people are more likely to engage online because they have little to no conversations IRL. or people who have mental health issues and mask constantly will be themselves online.
Youre probably onto something. It makes me thing of that stalkedbythefeds women
or people who overthink everything are more likely to engage in conversations online AND have mental health issues
Indeed. Junk science like this has consequences
maybe the consequences are the one that cause junk science?
Do you speak from experience?