Researchers Studied 183,000 Adults for 11 Years. They Found 1 Social Media Threshold Was Linked to Depression
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"Researchers Studied 183,000 Adults for 11 Years. They Found 1 Social Media Threshold Was Linked to Depression" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include USA Today, Optometry Advisor, Devdiscourse and University of Cincinnati. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- Scrolling social media for this long linked to depression, study finds USA Today · 54d ago
- 150 Plus Minutes of Social Media Daily Tied to Depression in Adults Optometry Advisor · 54d ago
- The Real Health Risk of Social Media Lies in Content, Context and Algorithms Devdiscourse · 54d ago
- Heavy social media use linked to depression University of Cincinnati · 54d ago
- Psychologists examine downside of social media algorithms EurekAlert! · 54d ago
- Your Algorithm May Not Be Helping Your Mood, Here's How To Fix It Yahoo · 54d ago
- This Much Daily Scrolling Results in Higher Rates of Depression Movieguide · 54d ago
- Researchers Studied 183,000 Adults for 11 Years. They Found 1 Social Media Threshold Was Linked to Depression inc.com · 54d ago
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