(GLOBALNEWS.CA/NEWS/2948555/INTERNET-SOCIAL-MEDIA-ADDICTION-LINKED-TO-MENTAL-HEALTH-RISKS-STUDY/) — The more time you spend on the internet and social media, the more likely you are to suffer from mental health issues, according to researchers at McMaster University.
The link between internet addiction and mental health issues is stronger than previously thought, researchers say, as more and more people are unable to cope with everyday life without having an online fix.
The study surveyed 254 students at the university in Hamilton using the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), which was created in 1998, as well as a newer scale of the researcher’s own design.
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