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·January 18, 2024·4 min read

Social Media Posts: Misleading Windows to Our Personalities

New research reveals that social media posts, particularly on Facebook, can lead to misconceptions about our personalities. The study analyzed Facebook status updates and found significant differences between how users perceive themselves and how others view them.

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·January 17, 2024·6 min read

Personality Traits and Social Media’s Influence on Teen Depression

Researchers explored how different social media platforms relate to depressive symptoms in teens. The study, involving 237 participants aged 14 to 16, found that personality traits, particularly extraversion, significantly influence how teens experience social media.

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·September 25, 2023·5 min read

Social Media’s Influence: Why More Young Women Eye Cosmetic Surgery

New research unveils the powerful influence of social media on young women’s views towards cosmetic surgery. The study, surveying 238 young women, found regular social media users more likely to be self-critical and open to cosmetic procedures.

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·August 27, 2023·7 min read

From Clicks to Compulsion: Unraveling the Habit Loop of Social Media

Social media usage evolves from a conscious choice to an automatic habit, particularly among frequent users. The study reveals that 'likes' and comments increasingly matter less to habitual users, who continue posting regardless of public engagement or consequences.

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·August 26, 2023·7 min read

Debunking the Social Media & Teen Anxiety Myth

Contrary to popular belief, a six-year study reveals that increased use of social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok does not lead to higher rates of anxiety and depression among young people. Following 800 children from age 10 to 16, the study found that symptoms of mental health issues remained stable irrespective of social media habits.

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·August 3, 2023·5 min read

Social Media Algorithms Distort Social Instincts and Fuel Misinformation

Social media algorithms, designed to boost user engagement for advertising revenue, amplify the biases inherent in human social learning processes, leading to misinformation and polarization. As humans naturally learn more from their ingroup and prestigious individuals, algorithms capitalize on this, pushing information that feeds these biases—regardless of its accuracy.

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·June 14, 2023·5 min read

Limiting Social Media Use Boosts Mental Health

A simple intervention, limiting daily social media use, can significantly enhance the mental health of young adults. The two-week experiment involving 230 college students found that those who limited their social media usage to 30 minutes a day, aided by automated reminders, experienced significantly less anxiety, depression, and loneliness.

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·March 8, 2023·3 min read

Reducing Social Media Use by Just 15 Minutes a Day Can Improve Your Health

Reducing social media usage by 15 minutes a day can improve your general health, immune function, and improve symptoms of depression and loneliness.

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·February 3, 2023·2 min read

Medication Abortion TikTok Videos Tend to Be Accurate and Reliable

Researchers say Tik Tok videos that highlight ways to obtain medical abortions and information about procedures are accurate and informative.

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·February 1, 2023·3 min read

Joy at the Café: Tweets Reveal Where in Cities People Express Different Emotions

Using data from Twitter, researchers were able to determine specific events and locations within cities that were associated with different emotions. Train stations and transportation sites were associated with less joy and more disgust, while hotels and restaurants were linked to a greater expression of joy.

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·January 17, 2023·3 min read

Technologically Assisted Communication May Impair Brain Development

Face-to-face interactions elicited nine significant cross-brain links between frontal and temporal areas of the brain, whereas remote communications elicited only one.

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·January 3, 2023·5 min read

Habitual Checking of Social Media May Impact Young Adolescents’ Brain Development

Adolescents' brains may become more sensitive when anticipating social rewards and punishments over time with increased social media usage. The findings reveal how social media usage could have important and long-standing consequences for brain development.