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Social media does not cause depression in children (norwegianscitechnews.com)

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[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Steinsbekk and her colleagues previously found that girls who like and comment on other people’s posts on social media develop a poorer body image over time, but this was not the case for boys. Posting to their own social media accounts had no impact on self-esteem, regardless of the child’s gender.

I think that this is worth looking into further, because I think some important findings were redacted. A poorer body image is known to develop depression over time in some cases ("No one will ever love me" etc). Also, isn't soc media a large contributor to male loneliness? I feel some large topics were overlooked.