Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults
www.ucl.ac.uk
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.
  • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
    3 months

    Or people who have mental health issues are more likely to frequently post on social media? The implied causation is garbage.

      • Dalacos@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorEnglish
        3 months

        Ditto. Was even teeing up the “causality” word but they used it too. Nice to see.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 months

      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.

    • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 months

      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.

      • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
        3 months

        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.

        • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3 months

          Clinical mental illness has specific definitions. Feeling anxious sometimes doesn’t meet them. Everyone feels anxious sometimes. No one was “attaching a stigma” to anything here.

          • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
            3 months

            The article and my comments have all been focused on “mental health problems”. No one mentioned “mental illness” but you. Those are different things and if you can’t understand that, not sure there’s anything else to be gained in additional discussion.

    • Zomg@piefed.worldEnglish
      3 months

      Youre probably onto something. It makes me thing of that stalkedbythefeds women

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 months

      or people who overthink everything are more likely to engage in conversations online AND have mental health issues

  • kwero@sh.itjust.worksdeleted by creatorEnglish
    3 months

    Well fuck. I have posted an absolute shit-ton of content on Lemmy.

    I need to quit for good.

  • Zomg@piefed.worldEnglish
    3 months

    I’m debating on if I should reply. I have a feeling others are too lol

  • hydrashok@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3 months

    Fuck. Social media in general is bad enough. You’re telling me they’re going to get even more unstable?