CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study from Oregon State University reveals that increased social media use is linked to a higher likelihood of feeling lonely.

This research, led by Jessica Gorman from the OSU College of Health, involved more than 1,500 U.S. adults ages 30-70. According to the study, both the amount of time and frequency of social media use correlate with loneliness. Jessica Gorman noted that this significant association persists even after adjusting for factors like age and employment status.

Brian Primack, a co-author of the study, highlighted the surprising consistency of this relationship across different age groups.

"I wasn’t sure if we would see as strong a relationship between social media and loneliness for 60-year-olds that we saw with 18-year-olds, but we did," Primack

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