A new study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University suggests that the battle against online disinformation cannot be won by mere content moderation or banning those who spread fake news. Instead, the key lies in early and continuous education...
A recent study in the Journal of Affective Disorders revealed that adolescents who use screens before sleep are likely to have a later biological clock and greater social jetlag, factors that elevate their risk of emotional problems. The study emphasized...
An analysis of data from a longitudinal study of child development in Canada showed that girls who spent more hours on the internet at 13 years of age tended to have higher depressive symptoms at age 15. In the same...
Can how you feel about your body relate to how you look at social media posts? A study published in Computers in Human Behavior tracked women’s eye movements while viewing Instagram posts to determine how their viewing behavior relates to...
A study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes per day can lead to improved health and well-being, particularly in terms of social life, vitality, and overall health....
A study found that young women who watched TikTok videos promoting self-compassion and body positivity had lower levels of appearance anxiety and shame, while those who watched beauty-focused videos experienced the opposite. The research highlights the positive and negative consequences...
A recent study revealed that editing photos on social media can have negative effects on individuals' self-image and self-esteem, as it leads to comparing physical appearance and treating oneself as an object. This highlights the need for awareness of the...
New research provides evidence that social media usage, particularly at higher frequencies, is associated with heightened belief in conspiracy theories. But the relationship between social media use and conspiracy beliefs only exists among people who have a strong conspiratorial mindset....
People tend to misperceive others on Twitter as being more outraged than they actually are, according to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings suggest that the prevalence of divisive content on social media platforms might be a...
New research provides evidence that people with an elevated sense of victimhood are more likely to engage in cyberbullying. The findings provide a better understanding of how personality traits and authoritarian tendencies are related to abusive behavior on the internet....
A new study has found evidence that the link between depression and social anxiety on one hand and problematic TikTok use on the other was achieved through distress intolerance. Boredom proneness played no significant role in this link. The study...
Social media dependency is associated with a reduced preference for freedom, according to new research published in Psychological Reports. The study suggests that people who are heavily dependent on social media may use it as a way to escape from...
A large study across 18 countries found that adolescents with intense social media use are more likely to experience poor sleep patterns. These findings suggest that social media use by adolescents may be a global concern that should become a...
New research indicates that political biases are a more important predictor of misinformation susceptibility than the ability to distinguish between true and false information. The findings have been published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
A study of young adult romantic couples in Quebec, Canada found that participants who displayed more jealousy of their romantic partner’s social media activity were also more likely to perpetrate violence towards that partner. Conversely, violence in a relationship is...