AUDIO: Social media use tied to small rise in teen depression
Children were asked to self-report feelings of depression, anxiety, self-harm and poorer wellbeing. (Unsplash: Sanket Mishra)
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Young people who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing, a new study has found.
The decade-long study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) followed almost 1,200 Melbourne school students aged from nine to 19 years old.
Dr Nandi Vijayakumar is a Senior Research Officer at the institute's Centre for Adolescent Health and spoke to ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice.