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Girls who spend long hours on the internet are at increased risk of depression, study finds (www.psypost.org)

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[–] Renneder@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

            
              The study found that girls who spend more time online have more severe depressive symptoms.
The boys had no such associations.
Depression is becoming more common and can lead to learning and relationship difficulties.
Adolescence is a critical period for the development of depression.
Poor mental health during adolescence can lead to academic and relationship problems.
The study found a correlation between Internet use and symptoms of depression in girls.
The study contributes to the scientific understanding of the relationship between Internet use and depression.
However, the researchers did not take into account the details of Internet activity and spoke French.


            
          

[–] terry_jerry@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"researchers did not take into account the details of internet activity" seems like a pretty big hole in the study...

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably means they didn't take into account the fact that boys were just blasting people in online games whereas girls drowned themselves in social media? I reckon it's nothing to do with actual gender and more about what those genders spend their time doing online.

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a girl who spent time in MMOs before social media was even a thing...

it was all the casual misogyny. Girls can't go to (online) games for a release, it's misogyny everywhere.