Study by researchers from the University of Bochum in Germany. Found correlation between materialism, tolerant consumption of social media, addiction to obsessive checking of the networks, low mood and a decrease in happiness indicators.
Data shows that social network users who focus on comparing themselves and their possessions to that of others are particularly negatively affected. The author of the study, Dr. Philip Ozimek, points out that the identification of excessive use and the way in which it allows unhealthy comparison is the key to reducing the harm of social networks.