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1 August 201920 June 2020

Users of social media are more tightly connected to the internet and time spent with others in the real world is decreasing, which is leading to social isolation and mental health problems

In July 2019 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the relationship between internet addiction, smartphone addiction, and the risk of severe social withdrawal in Japanese … Read more

30 July 20195 January 2020

Internet over-usage appears to be associated with reduced empathy and lower life satisfaction scores whilst smartphone over-usage appears to be associated with higher scores on the personal distress scale

In March 2018 researchers from Germany, China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between internet and smartphone over-usage with empathy and life satisfaction. … Read more

30 July 20195 January 2020

A tendency for internet and smartphone over-usage appears to be significantly associated with a low degree of conscientiousness, a high level of neuroticism, a higher degree of social anxiety and a higher level of impulsivity

In June 2019 researchers from Germany and the USA published the results of their study to try and replicate findings linking specific personality traits with internet and smartphone over-usage. Earlier … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

High social media usage by students may lead to a reduction in their academic performance

In May 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess the association between social networking addiction and academic performance of students. A total of 360 students … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

Social media overuse appears to be associated with a high risk of depressive symptoms in adolescent girls

In June 2019 researchers from Estonia published the results of their study to assess the association between social media addiction and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. A total of 397 … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

Addictive social media use reflects a need to feed the ego (ie narcissistic personality traits) in an attempt to prevent a low self-esteem

In January 2017 researchers from Norway and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem. It has … Read more

7 April 201917 May 2020

Researchers call for doctors and medical organizations to communicate accurate information about the role of cannabis in cancer in view of the fake health information currently circulating on social media

In January 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess online interest on the use of cannabis in cancer treatment and the growth of such … Read more

9 February 201917 May 2020

Researchers call for adolescents and families to receive social media and healthy sleep education as evening/night time screen use reduces sleep time leading to a negative impact on daily functioning and mood

In September 2018 researchers from France (a health network dedicated to the management of sleep disorders) published the results of their study to assess the effect of social media on … Read more