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New study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being::A study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes per day can lead to improved health and well-being, particularly in terms of social life, vitality, and overall health. These findings add to the growing body of research indicating that limiting social media usage can have positive effects. ...

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[–] onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Nonsense. Small sample size studies are legitimate, there is just an increased margin of error when generalizing to the population. They can absolutely still be significant.