As in the world, the use of social media is increasing in our country. Especially facebook, twitter, linkedin, Instagram and many sites whose names are not mentioned are known as social media. What are the harms of social media, which has a high usage rate and frequency of use, especially by young adults, what does it take from us? Studies in this field will reveal the harms of social media.
A research was conducted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Health Sciences on "The relationship of the USA's social media use with depression in young adults". The study has been published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.
In the study conducted by reaching 1787 people between the ages of 19 and 32, the time spent on daily and weekly social media and the frequency of use were asked. The relationship between the frequency and time of use of social media and the depressive state of the person was examined.
It has been concluded that those who use social media for the longest time are 1.66 times more likely to be depressed than those who use it for the shortest time, and that those who use social media most frequently have a depressive state 2.77 times more than those who use social media the least frequently.
Based on this research, it will give us an idea about the depressive state of the social media usage frequency and duration of use.
In addition, the increasing use of social media in the society gives us a warning alarm for the future social depression and advanced stages. Everyday events are a symptom of this. This is supported by the insanity we experience in traffic, at school and at work.
We should start with ourselves, change, and make social media beneficial. We should close our social media accounts that we think are not beneficial and have the opposite harm. In this context, I do not use myself, facebook or twitter. I only use linkedin. You can also change yourself and your environment. We should not take into account our spouse's children and friends' communication and social needs.
Social media should not control us, we should take social media under our control. We must be able to press the firebox where it is needed. If we are unable to step into the fire, this tells us that it is time to get the necessary examinations without going too far.