Anxious people are twice as likely to become depressed from social media, study finds

Social-media apps are being linked to increasing depression in young adults

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Researchers in the US have found that young adults are significantly more likely to develop depression from increased social-media use - regardless of their personality.

In the study, researchers from universities in Oregon, Alabama, and Arkansas, found “strong and linear associations” between high social-media use and depression, something that experts have long hypothesised.