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One-week break from social media significantly improves depression and anxiety

Dr. Shravani DaliWritten by Dr. Shravani Dali Published On 2022-06-14T20:15:55+05:30  |  Updated On 2022-06-14T20:16:15+05:30
One-week break from social media significantly improves depression and anxiety

A one-week break from social media significantly improves depression and anxiety, according to a recent study published in the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Social media (SM) has revolutionized how we communicate with each other, allowing users to interact with friends and family and meet others based on shared interests by creating virtual public profiles. In...

A one-week break from social media significantly improves depression and anxiety, according to a recent study published in the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

Social media (SM) has revolutionized how we communicate with each other, allowing users to interact with friends and family and meet others based on shared interests by creating virtual public profiles. In the United Kingdom, the number of adults using SM has increased from 45% in 2011 to 71% in 2021.

The present study aimed to understand the effects of a 1-week break from social media (SM) (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok) on well-being, depression, and anxiety compared with using SM as usual. We also aimed to understand whether time spent on different SM platforms mediates the relationship between SM cessation and well-being, depression, and anxiety. We randomly allocated 154 participants (mean age of 29.6 years) to either stop using SM (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok) for 1 week or continue to use SM as usual. At a 1-week follow-up, significant between-group differences in well-being (mean difference [MD] 4.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0–6.8), depression (MD −2.2, 95% CI −3.3 to −1.1), and anxiety (MD −1.7, 95% CI −2.8 to −0.6) in favour of the intervention group were observed, after controlling for baseline scores, age, and gender. The intervention effect on well-being was partially mediated by a reduction in total weekly self-reported minutes on SM. The intervention effect on depression and anxiety was partially mediated by a reduction in total weekly self-reported minutes on Twitter, TikTok, and TikTok alone, respectively.

The present study shows that asking people to stop using SM for 1 week leads to significant improvements in well-being, depression, and anxiety. Future research should extend this to clinical populations and examine effects over the longer term.

Reference:

Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jeffrey Lambert et al. published in the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cyber.2021.0324

Keywords:

one-week, break, social media, improvement, depression, anxiety, Jeffrey Lambert, George Barnstable, Eleanor Minter, Jemima Cooper, and Desmond McEwan, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking


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Source : Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Dr. Shravani Dali
Dr. Shravani Dali

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    Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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