In a new study, UK young people between 11 and 19 years old with mental health problems have reported spending more time on social networks than those who have no problems.
A study this Monday in Nature Human Behavior associated mental health problems at the time spent on social networks.
The study involved 3,340 adolescents, considering researchers who know the differences in the use of social networks by adolescents can be useful for planning adequate clinical interventions.
About 93% of young people from 12 to 17 in the UK have at least one profile on social networks and “The mental health of adolescents is getting worse”.
Previous investigations indicate that one in six young people from 7 to 16 years old and one in four young people from 17 to 19 in the country has probably a mental health problem, a statement from Académica says Springer Nature of the study of the study.
Luisa FassiPhD student at Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge University, and colleagues analyzed data from an inquiry to 3,340 adolescents, 16% of which are diagnosed with at least one mental health problem.
Found that respondents with mental health problems, such as depression or disturbances of anxietythey spent significantly more time in Digital platforms (an average of almost another 50 minutes per day).
“They were more compared to other people on social networks and They felt greater effect on your mood due to the amount of ‘feedback online’ (The number of tastes, shares and comments received by a message), ”said the investigators.
They also found that they were less satisfied with the number of friends ‘online’ less likely to be honest about your feelings in publications on social networks.
Scientists note that further investigations are needed to discover any causal relationships between the use of social networks and the mental health conditions of adolescents, suggesting that future studies include participants from other countries.
