A new study has found that passively scrolling social media can make people feel lonely and even cause psychological distress.
, looked at 288 young adults to understand the relationship between social media and feelings of loneliness and distress.
“Social media holds significant importance for this group of young people — while some individuals talk highly about it, others demonise it. Previous studies have tended to look at specific platforms or the amount of time spent online. However, our aim was to delve deeper and investigate the different ways in which people engage with social media, regardless of which platforms they use.”
The researchers found that it was the group who don’t engage in social media that was most strongly linked to anxiety, depression, and stress. Conversely, those creating and sharing content without engaging found social media to be a more positive experience. “In other words, active non-social media users do not experience the additional pressures from constantly participating or initiating conversations with other people online which can be mentally exhausting.”Student Zoe Taylor says that “the manner in which users engage with social media plays a crucial role in their psychological well-being.
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