Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
by Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#74DWE)
Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day
Children who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.
Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the link to depression was more pronounced in girls.
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