JOY Drive

21 Jul 2024

Is Social Media making you unhappy?

Health, Mental Health, Social Media

You may have seen headlines that link social media to sadness and depression. Social media use goes up, happiness goes down.

But recent studies suggest those findings might not be so straightforward.

Guest: Melissa Humphries is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences from the University of Adelaide

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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