-Facebook and Instagram are Distroying Children’s Mental Health –New Stud warns
-SOCIAL media raises children’s risk of mental health problems by up to
half, a major study suggests.
Researchers have warned that social media raises
children’s risk of mental health problems by up to half.
The researchers who carried out a major study
warned that social media exposes teenagers to cyber-bullying and harms sleep.
Logging in as little as four times a day can
raise the danger by half again, the study of more than 10,000 children shows.
Checking various social media platforms weekly
means the risk of suffering “psychological distress” is up to 20 per cent.
Boys on social media irregularly have a ten per
cent risk of suffering mental health issues.
But it rose to 15 per cent in those who logged on
several times a day — a jump of a half.
The study showed that teenage girls who check
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat weekly have a 20 per cent risk of
psychological distress. But for those logging on frequently — four times a day
or more — the risk increases to 28 per cent, a rise of 40 per cent.
With half of all mental illness starting before the
age of 14, Dr Louise Theodosiou, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said
social media giants must do more to protect kids.
According to The Sun UK, she said: “We’ve
seen a worrying rise in low mood and depression among girls and young women in
recent years. This paper helps our understanding of the link between social
media use and mental health problems.”
The findings are in The Lancet Child &
Adolescent Health.
'PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS'
The findings come from the first major study look
at how heavy social media use may damage mental health. It involved more than
10,000 English youngsters aged 13 to 16.
They say parents should not be endlessly telling
children to get off their phones and tablets.
Instead, they should ensure children get eight to
ten Hours Sleep and insist they exercise.
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