Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.
Jul 21, 2021
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Computers in Human Behavior
Psychology & Psychiatry
Young teens should only use recreational internet and video games one hour daily
Middle-school aged children who use the internet, social media or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores, according to a study from ...
May 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Positive vibes only: Forego negative texts or risk being labelled a downer
A new study from researchers at the University of Ottawa's School of Psychology has found that using negative emojis in text messages produces a negative perception of the sender regardless of their true intent.
Feb 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19
Can't stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to take a break, according to researchers at Penn State and Jinan University who discovered that excessive use of social media for ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media 'likes' and comments lead to poorer self-esteem
Girls who "like" and comment on what others post on social media develop a worse self-image over time. Posting on your own profile doesn't have the same effect.
Sep 8, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can't be away from your phone? Study finds link to higher levels of obsession-compulsion
Feelings of panic when a person is away from their smartphone could be connected to general feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, a new study of young people in Portugal suggests.
Aug 28, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Healthier and happier without Facebook
Two weeks of 20 minutes less time per day on Facebook: a team of psychologists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) invited 140 test persons to participate in this experiment. Lucky those who took part: afterwards they were ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does time spent on social media impact mental health? New study shows screen time isn't the problem
The amount of time teenagers spend on social networking sites has risen 62.5 percent since 2012 and continues to grow. Just last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated as 2.6 hours per day. Critics ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Health
Medics have a part to play in stopping health rumours spreading on the web
Medical professionals are reluctant to engage in correcting health rumours circulating on the internet, a study by the University of York has revealed.
Nov 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rationalizations by low-paid microworkers raise questions of ethics, rigor
Microworkers that researchers hire from online sites may feel conflicted by their low wage, leading them to both overestimate the importance of their work and put forth less effort, according to Penn State researchers.
Jul 23, 2018
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