How much time do you spend on social media each da...

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How much time do you spend on social media each day? Daily use of sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or Twitter could have an impact on mental health. In fact, research from the US suggests a link between the time spent on social networks and increased risk of depression.
This isn’t the first time that scientists have investigated time spent on social media — especially among younger users — and depression. However, previous studies didn’t establish whether depression was responsible for increased time spent on social media, or whether social media was the cause of depression symptoms.
“Most prior work in this area has left us with the chicken-and-egg question. We know from other large studies that depression and social media use tend to go together, but it’s been hard to figure out which came first. This new study sheds light on these questions, because high initial social media use led to increased rates of depression. However, initial depression did not lead to any change in social media use,” explains Dr Brian Primack from the University of Arkansas.
Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the study sampled more than 1,000 US adults between the ages of 18 and 30, whose depression was measured using a specific questionnaire. Participants were also asked about the amount of time they used social media on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram and Snapchat. 
The scientists found that the young adults who spent more than five hours per day using social media were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within six months, compared to participants who used social networks for less than two hours per day.
Several factors could explain the findings. First, the researchers suggest that spending too much time on social media might displace time that could be spent forming more important in-person relationships, achieving personal or professional goals, or just having valuable moments of personal reflection. They also highlight the fact, as evoked in previous studies, that social media is skewed towards showing the positive aspects of people’s lives, and that this kind of social comparison can affect self-esteem.
“These findings are... particularly important to consider in the age of covid-19. Now that it’s harder to connect socially in person, we’re all using more technology like social media. While I think those technologies certainly can be valuable, I’d also encourage people to reflect on which tech experiences are truly useful for them and which ones leave them feeling empty,” concludes Dr Brian Primack.

1. The author would apparently agree that ….
a. young adults are always interested in using new social media to get new friends
b. the time management has been effectively discussed by parents and family members to involve in social media
c. the participants who use social networks have to obtain their targets in sharing information
d. reducing time on social media could help reduce depression risk stated by research finding
e. social media users have to filter some applications and sites in their gadgets

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Jawaban: d. reducing time on social media could help reduce depression risk stated by research finding

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"In fact, research from the US suggests a link between the time spent on social networks and increased risk of depression." --> Faktanya, penelitian dari AS menunjukkan hubungan antara waktu yang dihabiskan di jejaring sosial dan peningkatan risiko depresi.

"The scientists found that the young adults who spent more than five hours per day using social media were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within six months, compared to participants who used social networks for less than two hours per day." --> Para ilmuwan menemukan bahwa orang dewasa muda yang menghabiskan lebih dari lima jam per hari menggunakan media sosial 2,8 kali lebih berpotensi mengalami depresi dalam waktu enam bulan, dibandingkan dengan peserta yang menggunakan jejaring sosial kurang dari dua jam per hari.

Dari informasi teks ini, kita jadi tahu kalau semakin banyak waktu yang dihabiskan di jejaring sosial, semakin berpotensi risiko depresi; semakin sedikit waktu yang dihabiskan di jejaring sosial, semakin kecil potensi risiko depresi. Dengan kata lain, penulis nampaknya setuju kalau pengurangan durasi di sosial media dapat membantu mengurangi potensi risiko depresi.

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D. reducing time on social media could help reduce depression risk stated by research finding

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The scientists found that the young adults who spent more than five hours per day using social media were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within six months, compared to participants who used social networks for less than two hours per day.

Bahwa org yg menghabiskan waktu lebih dr 5 jam di sosmed lebih beresiko mengalami depresi dari pada orang yg menghabiskan waktu  kurang dr 2 jam di sosmed

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