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Social media communication has been studied in 2 papers since 2023: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Jul 22, 2023: “Pathways Linking Information and Communication Technology Use and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study”.

Exposure

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“Social media communication had a negative association with loneliness.”
Pathways Linking Information and Communication Technology Use and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement StudyThe Gerontologist2023doi:10.1093/geront/gnad100

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • 1 finding against
  • Funder: National Institute on Aging
  • Humans2

What did studies of Social media communication find?

1

Studies of Social media communication measured 1 outcome; the most studied are perceived control over social life (1 study).

Perceived control over social life

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1 study

  1. Social media communication decreases perceived control over social life in humans.

    “whereas those with low extraversion experienced decreases in PCOSL”

    Humanslow extraversion

    Communication Modalities, Personality Traits, and Change in Perceived Control Over Social Life Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Americans

    Research on aging

  2. Social media communication increases perceived control over social life in humans.

    “As levels of engagement in social media communication increased, those with high extraversion experienced increases in PCOSL”

    Humanshigh extraversion

    Communication Modalities, Personality Traits, and Change in Perceived Control Over Social Life Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Americans

    Research on aging

What is Social media communication linked with?

1

Studies link Social media communication with 1 measure, most often loneliness (1 study).

Loneliness

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1 study

  1. Social media communication lowers the risk of loneliness in humans.

    “Social media communication had a negative association with loneliness.”

    Humansn = 3,026

    Pathways Linking Information and Communication Technology Use and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study

    The Gerontologist

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