Research
Your Instagram can predict how lonely you are
The Brief
- New research from the University of California San Diego links Instagram use to loneliness.
- The study suggests social media is not purely curated image-making, according to the source excerpt.
- The source excerpt is truncated, so details on sample, method and findings are not available here.
Why it matters
Science readers interested in digital behaviour and mental health may find this relevant as a correlation between platform use and self-reported loneliness, though the excerpt provides limited detail on the strength or direction of the link.
Who’s affected
- researchers in social media and mental health
- general readers concerned with social media use
- #social media
- #loneliness
- #mental health
- #university of california san diego
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Medical Xpress reported the UC San Diego research
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Your Instagram can predict how lonely you are