The article focuses on how a study was done by economists at the University of Sheffield that talks about how young people that use social media are more likely to feel less happy in their everyday life. It also shows that almost 90% of young people use social media online and that there is a 14% probability that it will affect their happiness. The study also states that young people now spend more time online rather than watching television.
- A study has revealed that the children who spend more time on online social networks feel less happy in almost all aspects of their lives.
- The research by a team of economists at the University of Sheffield, to be presented at this week’s Royal Economic Society annual conference in Bristol, shows that the more time children spend chatting on Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram, the less happy they feel about their school work, the school they attend, their appearance, their family and their life overall. However, they do feel happier about their friendships.
- Economists found that spending just one hour a day on social networks reduces the probability of a child being completely happy with his or her life overall by around 14%.
- More than 90% of 16- to 24-year-olds use online social networks and while most sites stipulate a minimum user age of 13, few apply any checks. A BBC survey found that more than three-quarters of 10- to 12-year-olds have social media accounts
- Teenagers now spend nearly three and a half more hours a week online than they do watching television.
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