Posted on 12/17/2023 9:39:50 PM PST by Libloather
Browsing through social media but never liking or commenting on posts may be a sign of a mental health condition, a new study has revealed.
Researchers at the Central China Normal University found that people who use platforms 'passively' are more likely suffer from social anxiety compared to people who use it actively - uploading posts and sharing life updates.
The team surveyed more than 500 college students on their mental health and social media use, finding that 'voyeurs' were more afraid of unfamiliar situations in their physical lives.
On the other hand, those who used social media actively found they had more social support and improved friendship quality.
The study, published in BMC Psychology, included 571 students from Shanxi Province and Hubei Province in China from May to July 2022.
The group completed questionnaires measuring openness, active and passive social media use, self-evaluation and social anxiety.
To measure openness, subjects were asked to rank a series of statements: one for strongly disagreed to four for strongly agreed.
These statements included: 'I see myself as someone who is inventive' and 'I see myself as someone who has an active imagination.'
The next measurement, active and passive social media use, was a nine-item questionnaire that asked how much they post, such as status updates, likes and comments.
The study noted that 'active use refers to information-generating behaviors that enhance communication, such as posting status updates or comments.
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Not enough people commenting on Daily Mail articles?
And we’re supposed to believe any conclusions regarding social anxiety mental health problems from a research group at Central China Normal University?
Sounds like shyness to me.
I’m not going to comment on this post. That’ll show you.
They can't track social media users with the "incorrect" mindset if those users don't respond to the stories and posts.
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LOL!
Well, I’ll show you and not comment on yours then!
Apparently.
Next they'll be claiming that people who despise social media and never use it are mentally ill, too.
Just another *red flag* with which to take our rights away from us with.
It is a good university.
Founded by Baptist in (I think) 1922.
Universities in China don’t have to bend the knee to PC BS or the rainbow mafia. As long as the research and curriculum don’t challenge the party the state doesn’t really interfere.
I am the first US citizen to receive an earned PhD from a university in the PRC. I got it there. The lab where all the COVID-19 nonsense started is affiliated with the university, but I was in the education department and had nothing to do with it.
Given the revelation about the president of Harvard being a plagiarists, I’d a PhD from China more than one from the US at this point.
Strangely, the survey findings also reveal that people who refuse from the get-go to participate in such tendentious and skewed polls have the best mental health of all.
Regard,
People who write for the Daily Male HAVE an irreversible, serious mental health condition.
“Don’t post to me.” (Remember that on FR?)
Probably need users to interact with TikTok to install spyware.
If you never comment or like, then it’s harder for the government to detect your politically incorrect thoughts.
And I will not comment on yours!
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