New longitudinal, cross-sectional study across multiple (WEIRD) countries finds: People "who use social media for the motive of maintaining their relationships feel lonelier than those who spend the same amount of time on social media for other reasons." https://t.co/ey38R1UW2J
Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?
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Overall, the discussions express agreement with the study's conclusions, highlighted by phrases like 'finds' and 'feel lonelier,' while also showing interest through sharing links to the full paper. The tone remains informational, with some acknowledgment of the nuanced difference in motives for social media use, emphasizing that maintaining contact alone might not reduce loneliness and could even increase it.
Most posts acknowledge the study's findings that using social media mainly to maintain relationships is associated with increased loneliness, indicating general agreement with the publication.
Discussions show strong interest, with mentions of the open access paper and the implications of the research, suggesting curiosity and relevance.
Posts reference specific results of the study, such as the link between motives for social media use and loneliness, which demonstrates moderate engagement but lacks deep analysis.
The posts hint at a recognition of the study's significance, but mainly focus on sharing information rather than exploring broad societal impacts.
Abstract in brief
- The study found that higher social media use is linked to greater feelings of loneliness, especially among younger people, those worried about their health, and individuals without partners or employment.
- Researchers identified three main reasons for social media use: avoiding difficult feelings, maintaining contact, or both, with only those primarily using social media to maintain contact experiencing increased loneliness from more time spent online.
- The results suggest that social media may not effectively fulfill the emotional needs of users who mainly use it to keep in touch, and this type of use is associated with higher loneliness levels.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyHere's the open access paper https://t.co/U7TsO7feTh https://t.co/GPEZaWhbvb
RT @gazlamph: Here's the open access paper https://t.co/U7TsO7feTh https://t.co/GPEZaWhbvb
RT @EricNeumannPsy: New longitudinal, cross-sectional study across multiple (WEIRD) countries finds: People "who use social media for the…
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RT @EricNeumannPsy: New longitudinal, cross-sectional study across multiple (WEIRD) countries finds: People "who use social media for the…
New longitudinal, cross-sectional study across multiple (WEIRD) countries finds: People "who use social media for the motive of maintaining their relationships feel lonelier than those who spend the same amount of time on social media for other reasons." https://t.co/ey38R1UW2J
RT @gazlamph: Here's the open access paper https://t.co/U7TsO7feTh https://t.co/GPEZaWhbvb
Here's the open access paper https://t.co/U7TsO7feTh https://t.co/GPEZaWhbvb
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