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#socialmediause — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #socialmediause, aggregated by home.social.

  1. As part of my MSc Psychology at Manchester Met University, I’m studying how social media use relates to wellbeing in UK adults (18–64, active users). 10–15 min survey on active vs passive use, mood and wellbeing.
    Do not participate if currently experiencing mental health problems.
    mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/

    #CallForParticipants #PsychologyStudy #ResearchStudy #MentalHealthResearch #DigitalWellbeing #SocialMediaUse #UKParticipants #Wellbeing #SurveyParticipants #MScPsychology

  2. PsyPost: Limiting social media to one hour a day reduces loneliness in distressed individuals. “A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that limiting social media use to one hour per day can reduce feelings of loneliness among young adults experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/psypost-limiting-social-media-to-one-hour-a-day-reduces-loneliness-in-distressed-individuals/
  3. Axios: Super scrollers sour on democracy: poll. “Heavy social media users are less likely to think democracy is the best form of government and more likely to stray from democratic norms, according to a newly released study from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/super-scrollers-sour-on-democracy-poll-axios/
  4. Trying out the @newsmast client! Adds another layer to picking a server and making an account, as an additional tailoring of the ways I consume, interact with and create content.

    #Reddit #tiktok #x #disinformation #FacebookFediverse #bereal #Twitter #socialmediause #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #threads #facebook #pinterest #instagram #Facebook #meta #algorithms #newsmast

  5. Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): Americans’ Social Media Use 2025. “YouTube and Facebook remain the most widely used online platforms. The vast majority of U.S. adults (84%) say they ever use YouTube. Most Americans (71%) also report using Facebook. These findings are according to a Pew Research Center survey of 5,022 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/21/pew-americans-social-media-use-2025/

  6. 📱 Jugendstudie der Vodafone Stiftung: Soziale Medien & Selbstregulation

    Fast die Hälfte der Jugendlichen möchte Social Media weniger nutzen – schafft es aber nicht.

    🎧 Podcast auf Spotify
    📄 Studie & Pressemitteilung zum Download --> vodafone-stiftung.de/jugendstu

    #Jugendstudie #SocialMedia #Selbstregulation #VodafoneStiftung #Jugendliche #DigitaleBalance #Studie2025 #DigitalLife #SocialMediaUse #MentalHealth

  7. CITP Blog: Our class spent 10-days self-experimenting with social media use: here’s what we found . “All 45 students in our class designed and conducted a ten-day intervention aimed at changing their social media habits and pre-registered a hypothesis for how the intervention would impact their behavior and mood. Here, we summarize what students tried and what they learned.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/12/our-class-spent-10-days-self-experimenting-with-social-media-use-heres-what-we-found-citp-blog/