2023-03-06 スウォンジー大学
研究チームは、50人の参加者を3か月間観察し、ソーシャルメディアの使用時間を減らすグループと減らさないグループ、他の何かをするように求められたグループに分けた。
その結果、ソーシャルメディアの使用時間を減らすグループは、免疫機能が15%向上し、風邪やインフルエンザ、イボやワーツが減少し、睡眠の質が50%向上し、うつ病の症状が30%減少した。
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- https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2023/03/new-swansea-university-research-shows-reducing-social-media-use-by-just-15-minutes-a-day-can-improve-your-health.php
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41347-023-00304-7
ソーシャルメディアの利用を減らすと、身体の健康とウェルビーイングが改善する:RCT(臨床試験) Reduction in Social Media Usage Produces Improvements in Physical Health and Wellbeing: An RCT
Phil Reed,Tegan Fowkes & Mariam Khela
Journal of Technology in Behavior Science Published:08 February 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-023-00304-7
Abstract
Social media usage has increased over recent years and has been associated with negative effects on health and wellbeing. This study explored whether reducing smartphone screentime would improve health and wellbeing. Fifty students completed a battery of questionnaires regarding their health, immune function, loneliness, sleep, anxiety, and depression. They were allocated randomly to groups either using smartphones as normal (No Change), reducing usage by 15 min per day (Reduce), or reducing use by 15 min and substituting another activity during this time (Reduce + Activity). After 3 months, they completed the same questionnaires again. There was unexpectedly low compliance with the Reduce + Activity (leisure substitution) intervention. In contrast, there was a significant reduction in screentime for the Reduce group compared to the other two groups. There was a significant improvement in the Reduce group in general health, immune function, loneliness, and depression compared to the other groups. These findings extend previous results from similar studies and suggest limiting screentime may be beneficial to health and wellbeing.
