Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years

Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a dayChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the link to depression was more pronounced in girls. Continue reading...

Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years

Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day

Children who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.

Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the link to depression was more pronounced in girls. Continue reading...

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