Ames, Iowa — An Iowa State University study is expanding on recent advisories from the American Psychological Association and the U.S. surgeon general that found the more people use social media, the lower their psychological wellbeing. Ella Faulhaber is a PHD student in human computer interaction at ISU and she’s the lead author of the study.
Faulhaber offers some suggestions for cutting back on social media usage, and they start with creating an awareness.
Faulhaber notes, it can be very difficult to adhere to time limits in an effort to trim your screen time.
The ISU study found college students who cut their social media use to 30 minutes per day scored significantly lower for anxiety, depression, loneliness and fear of missing out at the end of a two-week experiment, when compared to the control group.
