Social media use does not raise the risk of depression in all adolescents, revealed a study on Wednesday which found parental hostility and peer bullying as major risk factors driving teenagers to mental health conditions.Early social media use has previously been linked with an increased risk of depression among teenagers and young adults.
The findings, published in the Journal of Adolescence, suggest that social media use does not impact all adolescents in the same way.
Researchers from Brigham Young University in the US found certain factors may make social media more risky or protective regarding depression.
These include greater parental hostility, peer bullying, anxiety, reactivity to stressors, and lower parental media monitoring.