SNS adversely affects teenage mental health, but the impact differs between men and women
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Today, the majority of young people use social media (SNS) . SNS has long been pointed out to affect not only values but also health, research has shown that the degree of the effect is ' difference between men and women .'
Roles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in mediating the effects of social media use on mental health and wellbeing among young people in England: a secondary analysis of longitudinal data-The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(19)30186-5/fulltext
Heavy social media use affects girls' mental health differently than boys
https://www.today.com/health/heavy-social-media-use-affects-girls-mental-health-differently-boys-t160683
A study conducted by the Research Team at the University of London Children's Health Research Institute is to re-analyze the results of our future research funded by the UK Department of Education that conducts long-term health surveys of young people. .
This study used data from a longitudinal survey of 12,866 young people in the UK from 13 to 16 years of age regarding social media use frequency, sleep habits, exercise frequency, and online bullying. .
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According to the survey results, children who used SNS frequently during the period from 13 to 14 years old were ` ` mentally unhealthy '' in GHQ 12 , a questionnaire-type test that measures mental health in the future It turns out that there is a high possibility of being judged. The research team stated that the girls were determined to be mentally unhealthy because they thought that it was due to sleep disorders, lack of exercise, and online bullying. On the other hand, boys are not affected by such factors, and it seems that there should be some other factor that affects mental health, but the investigation did not reveal the cause.
Prof. Russell Weiner, the lead author of this paper, said, “Although SNS itself cannot be harmful to mental health, frequent use of SNS may interfere with activities that have a positive mental impact. There is. '
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Jill Emmanuel of the Children's Psychological Research Institute's Mood Disorders Office at Johns Hopkins Hospital in New York received the results of this study, saying, “Encourage healthy activities rather than saying“ SNS is bad for children ” 'You should take this approach.'
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