Social media cause depression among teenage girls

Teenage girls are twice as likely to show symptoms of depression, related to the use of social media -- mainly because of online harassment and disordered sleep, a new study, Reuters reports.

According to reports, teenage girls are also affected by depression because of poor image of the body and low self - esteem.

The study analyzed the data of some 11,000 young people in Britain, and researchers found that 14 - year - old girls were the most social media users, staying at those more than three hours a day, broadcast the REL.

The study also showed that 12 percent of those who use the least social media, and 38 percent of those who use them for five hours and more, showed signs of depression.

When researchers examined basic processes that could be related to social media use and depression, they found that 40 percent of girls and 25 percent of boys had experience in online harassment. Overnight was reported by 40 percent of girls compared to 28 percent of boys. Anxiety and poor sleep are both related to depression.

Yvonne Kelly, a professor at the London University College Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, who co-led research, urged parents and policymakers to take note of the results of this research.