SINGAPORE: The more time people spend on Facebook, the higher the risk of suffering from depression, a study has found. Their study also found that more Facebook use triggered higher levels of envy, which then led to feelings of depression. The NTU study draws parallels to a similar study involving 736 college students in the United States that Tandoc co-wrote. In the NTU study, participants aged between 18 and 65 spent an average of about two and a half hours on Facebook daily. “We have to constantly remind ourselves that we are in some ways similar to everyone else on social media.

Source: thestar August 16, 2021 05:26 UTC