Depression is associated with higher sensitivity to social media rewards
Dan-Mircea Mirea,
Judith N. Mildner,
Sean Kelley
et al.
Abstract:The interaction between social media use and mental health is of great public health concern. Studies so far, largely employing self-reported measures of social media use, have produced inconclusive evidence regarding the impact of social media on mental health. Focusing on objective behavioral markers and the psychological mechanisms underlying how users interact with social media platforms could be key to greater insight on this topic. Here we use Twitter data to study how depression modulates a central beha… Show more
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