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Social media sadness

Are you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smartphone to see how many 'likes' you've received for your latest post? Maybe you feel comforted by the notification sound that someone has sent you a message?

Don't worry, you're not alone. We check our phones an average of 150 times a day, and around 30% of the total time spent online is dedicated to social media. Some experts now fear this habit could be damaging our mental health.

This is something particularly afflicting（使受苦） young adults, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh. It found the more they used social media, the more likely they are to be depressed. In tests, those people who checked social media frequently were 2.7 times more likely to be depressed compared to those who spent most of their time generally surfing the internet, who had just 1.7 times the risk. The study found that exposure to “highly idealised representations of peers on social media elicits（引出） feelings of envy and the distorted belief that others lead happier, more successful lives.”

Some of us certainly feel sad when we're ignored on social media sites, or when we see someone else having a better time than us. But depression is a more serious condition and clinical psychologist, Abigael San, recently told the BBC that, "It’s a real issue, and it’s been getting significantly worse over the last 5-6 years. You can get so hooked（上癮的） that it takes you away from your real relationships." However, Abigael does admit that social media is more likely to exacerbate（使惡化） pre-existing（既往病史） issues than directly cause them.

Other research by Glasgow University found that teenagers are affected by the 24-hour demands of their social media accounts. It found that those with higher levels of emotional investment in social media, and who use it at night, were more likely to feel depressed and anxious.

Despite these warning signs, why do some of us continue to keep clicking? Well, I suppose we all want to be liked and we don't want to miss out on a conversation that's taking place online. But we need to know when to switch off our virtual（虛擬的） online world and connect with the real world instead. 

36. Young people spend on average 150 days a year looking at social media. Is this true or false, why? 

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37. What phrase did the study use to mean that we think other people are leading happier lives when in reality, they are not?(no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________________________________。 38. According to research by Glasgow University, using social media at what time of day makes teenagers even more depressed?(no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________________________________。 39. How often do teenagers feel the need to be look at social media?(no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________________________________。 40. What word used in the article means 'people of the same age as you or same social position'?（one word）

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【回答】

36. False. Because the report said "we check our phones an average of 150 times a day." 37. The distorted belief.  38. Using it at night.  39. 24 hours a day.  40. Peers.

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