Social networking stress may lead to stress, depressive disorders in teens

Social networking stress may lead to stress, depressive disorders in teens
The analysis group - including Dr. Linda Cleland Forest and Mom Scott from the University of Glasgow in the UK - recently presented their results at The British Emotional Society (BPS) Developing and Public Mindset Section Annual Conference in Birmingham, UK.

To reach their results, the group requested 467 youngsters ages 11-17 from a single school to complete a set of questions.

The students were requested concerns around self-esteem, stress, depressive problems and rest high quality. They was also requested concerns about their psychological financial commitment in social media, such as "How many hours do you use social media on a typical day?" and "How long do you use social media after time you intended to fall asleep?"

The group notes that a specialist was on side if they needed support while responding to these concerns.

The social media systems the youngsters revealed using included Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, and Youtube. com, the group informed Medical News Today.

Nighttime social media users most vulnerable
The scientists discovered that youngsters who used social media and had high psychological financial commitment in social media had lesser rest high quality, lower self-esteem and higher rates of stress and depressive problems than youngsters who were less psychologically spent in social media.

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The scientists discovered that this association was particularly strong for youngsters who used social media in the evening.

Explaining why this might be, Dr. Forest informed MNT that "there is stress to be available 24/7 and not giving answers to posts or text messages immediately can increase stress. Also, [there is] stress around 'missing out.'"

The recommendation is that the stress youngsters feel around social media can cause stress and depressive problems, which may lead to poor rest high quality, exacerbating the problem.
Commenting on the overall results, Dr. Forest says:

"While overall social media use effects on rest high quality, those who log on in the evening appear to be particularly affected. This may be mostly true of individuals who are highly psychologically spent. This means we have to think about how our kids use social media, in regards to here we are at changing off."

To better understand the reasons for the link between social media use and wellbeing, the group says further analysis is required.