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Does Using Social Media Cause Mental Health Problems?

Does Using Social Media Cause Mental Health Problems?

A brief look at contradictory findings

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Dan Ackerfeld
Feb 11, 2023
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The American Psychological Association (APA) recently released their Top 10 Journal Articles of 2022. It’s an odd list. The most read article is a meta-analysis of 33 different studies on ‘screen media and mental health’, which concludes that the use of smartphones and social media is not linked to higher rates of sui…

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