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1. Alcott and colleagues (2020) randomly assigned 2743 adults to either deactivate their Facebook accounts for one month or not. This study also found that deactivation significantly improved subjective well-being and that "80% of the treatment group agreed that deactivation was good for them." The treatment group was also more likely to report using Facebook less and having uninstalled the app from their phones post-experiment. 2. Brailovskaia and colleagues (2022) have done one of the only studies I have seen that incorporate both social media reduction and physical activity increases. They randomly assigned 642 participants to (1) reduce social media by 30 minutes a day for two weeks, (2) increase physical activity by 30 minutes a day for two weeks, (3) follow both instructions, or (4) do nothing. The researchers found the strongest effects within the combined condition (#3). This group reported the largest decreases in depressive symptoms and increases in life satisfaction and subjective happiness compared to other groups. 3. There are also a number of experiments that have looked at Instagram's unique negative impacts on women, including the finding that it is more harmful to women than is Facebook.

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1. Alcott and colleagues (2020) randomly assigned 2743 adults to either deactivate their Facebook accounts for one month or not. This study also found that deactivation significantly improved subjective well-being and that "80% of the treatment group agreed that deactivation was good for them." The treatment group was also more likely to report using Facebook less and having uninstalled the app from their phones post-experiment. 2. Brailovskaia and colleagues (2022) have done one of the only studies I have seen that incorporate both social media reduction and physical activity increases. They randomly assigned 642 participants to (1) reduce social media by 30 minutes a day for two weeks, (2) increase physical activity by 30 minutes a day for two weeks, (3) follow both instructions, or (4) do nothing. The researchers found the strongest effects within the combined condition (#3). This group reported the largest decreases in depressive symptoms and increases in life satisfaction and subjective happiness compared to other groups. 3. There are also a number of experiments that have looked at Instagram's unique negative impacts on women, including the finding that it is more harmful to women than is Facebook.
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Just Another Amy (justanotheramy@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 17:22:47 JST Just Another Amy
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Look at the Brailovskaia study: it examines alternative time use, showing that increased physical activity correlates with decreased depression—a well-established finding. It should highlight that most other studies ignore this as a variable, despite its significance. This oversight raises a broader correlation vs. causation issue: without accounting for what replaces social media, we can’t fully understand its impact on mental health.

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