Time Lag Study Patterns - Social Media and Mental Health

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1	Time Lag Study Patterns - Social Media and Mental Health - Experimental Studies
2	Source: Section 2: Longitudinal studies, Social media and mental health: A collaborative review.
3	Table: Length of time between measurement points by effect on mental health (effect = improve mental well being, no effect = no improvement or worsening mental health)
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5		Effect of SM on Mental Health	No Effect of SM on Mental Health	Summation
6	1 Day		5	7 were a week or less. 1 showed an effect
7	6 Days	1		33 were a month or more; 25 showed an effect
8	1 Week		1
9	1 Month		2
10	3 Months	1
11	4 Months	2
12	6 Months	4
13	1 Year	14	6
14	2 Years	2	1
15	4 Years	1
16	Total	25	15
17			NOTE: 1 study did daily assessent and then a 18 month follow-up
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