PARIS, May 27 — This simple 10-minute test aims to measure the impact of digital media, of all kinds, on your mental health. Developed by a world-renowned American psychiatrist,...
Pahang MB files affidavit backing Najib’s bid to serve jail sentence from home, claims told of Agong’s decree from Tengku ZafrulPsychiatrist Robert J. Waldinger has shared a quick and accessible test to determine the impact that social networks can have on well-being. — Delmaine Donson/Getty Images/ETX Studio picPARIS, May 27 — This simple 10-minute test aims to measure the impact of digital media , of all kinds, on your mental health .
To what extent can social networks affect people’s mental health? This question is increasingly being addressed by the scientific community, which has been carrying out a growing amount of research on the subject over the past few years. In fact, users themselves believe that social media can influence their well-being, as revealed by several surveys conducted around the world.
Whether it’s stress, anxiety or lower self-esteem and self-confidence, many users are aware of these harmful effects, but are unable to give up social media. And while certain tools now make it easier to better control your exposure to digital media — notably by measuring the time spent each day on these platforms — it remains difficult to assess their real impact on well-being, and more broadly, on mental health.
After helming the longest scientific study ever carried out on happiness , the results of which are published in the book, on May 10, inviting people to take 10 minutes to evaluate their relationship with social networks. It involves an easy-to-perform test that the specialist says can help you determine whether digital media are making you happy or, on the contrary, dragging you down.
The specialist claims to have applied this method to himself in regard to the news. He explains that he always wants to know what’s going on around the world, but sinks into a state of depression when exposed to too much news. As a result, he now aims to limit such exposure. The test can be applied to traditional media, social networks and online games, among other forms of digital media.
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