This Week's Merge: With Anything In Life, Nothing Good Comes From Extreme Use

Lori Lewis

"Earlier this year, we looked at the correlation between heavy social media use and the state of our welfare," says MODERN LUXURY VP/Social Media and MERGE author LORI LEWIS.

"It began with researcher REBECCA DARMOC, MS, revealing findings printed in the JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, linking the toll of heavy social media use to declining mental health.

"And beyond this scrolling social media addiction - there's the awful people part, too.

"We shared research conducted by the UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, finding a strong tie with exposure to hateful people - hate filled words on social media - and depression.

"Now, new actual experimental data directed by UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA connects heavy social use to decreased well-being. Psychologist MELISSA G. HUNT published her findings in the DECEMBER JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Read more about the study and "Never Assume What You’re Doing Has Inherent Value" in MERGE, LORI LEWIS' column designed and written to help assist the radio and record industry in the social and digital space

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