Social media may be trapping us in a cycle of loneliness, new study suggests

Social media may be trapping us in a cycle of loneliness, new study suggests
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“I think the major takeaway from our study should be that social media use is a poor substitute for person-to-person interaction. Our results suggest that no matter how one uses social media—actively or passively—such use leads to higher levels of loneliness.” That’s what James A. Roberts, professor and researcher, Baylor University, told PsyPost.

He goes on to note:

“The fact that young people spend so much time on social media makes the implications of our findings all the more important. Along with increasing levels of social media use across all age categories, we have, surprisingly, found attendant higher levels of loneliness. Ironically, social media does not deliver on its core promise to bring us closer to others.”

PsyPost, 3/23/25

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