The researchers were surprised not to find a strong correlation between technology use and mental health issuesSocial media is no more harmful to teenagers’ mental health than television was for young people in the 1990s, researchers have concluded. A study looked at more than 430,000 people aged 10 to 15 in the UK and US from data gathered between 1991 and 2017. It found no evidence that any link between mental ill health and technology had grown worse over that time. SponsoredThe research by the Oxford Internet Institute examined TV viewing, social media engagement and the use of digital devices such as smartphones before comparing them with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies and behavioural problems. It aimed to investigate growing concerns that technology is becoming more prevalent in young people’s lives and more harmful to their mental health.

Source: The Times May 04, 2021 11:03 UTC