Social media-depression link in teen girls

Updated January 4 2019 - 3:01pm, first published 2:58pm
Teen girls who spend a lot of time on social media are more likely to experience depression.
Teen girls who spend a lot of time on social media are more likely to experience depression.

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem, British researchers say.

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