Young adults who limited social media use for seven days showed significant mental health improvements, according to new research. The study tracked 295 participants ages 18 to 24 who reduced daily social platform time from nearly two hours to about 30 minutes. Results showed anxiety symptoms dropped 16.1%, depression symptoms fell 24.8%, and insomnia decreased 14.5%. Study co-author Dr. John Torous from Harvard Medical School told The New York Times that cutting social media shouldn’t “be your first-line or your only form of care.” He noted “the averages are encouraging, but they definitely don’t tell the full story, the variance was just so tremendous.” American Psychological Association’s Mitch Prinstein called social media breaks “a simple and free solution that seems to lead to quick improvement.” However, experts note mixed results in previous studies. (Story URL)
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