Nearly 5395 individuals (among a total of 8045 participants) with minimal depressive symptoms (on the initial survey) who reported use of Snapchat, Facebook, or TikTok revealed increased levels of depressive symptoms on a later survey.
The study thereby suggests that certain social media may worsen the depressive symptoms. However, the data could not elucidate the nature of this relationship. Hence, further studies are required to understand how social media use may factor into depression among adults.
Source: Medindia
