Researchers in Turkey and the UK studied the impact of social media use on people’s mental health. Research results published in “Psychological Reports” show that Internet addiction and addiction can damage users’ mental health. A phubber is defined as someone who uses their cell phone constantly to ignore the people around them. There have been many studies conducted on the impact of social media use on mental health. While some studies show that excessive use of social media can lead to depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions, other studies show that the two things are not directly related.
The study by Naif Ergun, Zafer Ozkan and Mark Griffiths touched on issues related to social media, such as addiction and addiction. The purpose of this study is to find out how social media affects the life of an individual, especially in this technology-filled world. A total of 603 Turkish university students were examined in this study. Their average age is 22 years old, including 451 women and 152 men. The participants were asked about their use of social media and whether they were depressed. They were also asked about their mental health.
The results of this study suggest that while excessive social media use is harmful to mental health, there are other factors that trigger it. Research has found that internet addiction and depression are directly linked to excessive use of social media, as well as depression and anxiety. This means that if a person is too addicted to social media, he or she will show signs of more depression and more internet use.
Therefore, this study demonstrates the interrelationship between social media, Internet addiction, and phubbing. It effectively explains that more internet usage leads to more social media, which in turn leads to many mental health issues. Professionals need to raise awareness about the impact of excessive Internet use on user behavior.
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