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>>giulio+(OP)
> They found a statistically significant worsening in mental health symptoms, especially depression and anxiety, after the arrival of Facebook:

7% increase in number of students who reported having suffering, at least once during the preceding year, depression so severe that it was difficult for them to function

20% increase in number of students who reported anxiety disorders

2% increase in number of students expected to experience moderate to severe depression

3% increase in number of students experienced impairment to their academic performance due to depression or anxiety

>>giulio+11
I am suspicious of the methodology because of how quickly Facebook rolled out across most colleges/Universities. I want to say within a year. It feels unlikely that the data would be granular enough (and the survey given frequently enough at each University) to reach these sorts of conclusions.

>>rconti+gw1
Facebook was also an entirely different site in that time.

> Quickly spreading to other colleges in and outside the US, the network was made available to the general public in the US and beyond in September 2006

Facebook didn't even have a news feed feature until September 2006. The students studied here were using a site that was nothing like it is today.