"While many people see some internet retail therapy as a way to relax, research shows shopping, social media use and gaming are the most likely online activities to correlate with stress. Scientists in Finland found that online shopping is more strongly linked to stress than reading the news, checking your inbox or watching adult entertainment. The internet can be both a source and a reliever of stress, according to the research."
"For people experiencing high-stress, time spent on social media was twice as likely to be linked to stress as compared to time spent on gaming. Meanwhile, across many user groups, those who spent more time reading emails and news, or watching adult entertainment, reported lower stress-levels - although the researchers noted that they looked only at the time spent on news sites, not their content."
Online shopping, social media use, and gaming most strongly correlate with increased self-reported stress. Online shopping shows a stronger link to stress than reading the news, checking email, or watching adult entertainment. Increased use of YouTube, streaming services, and online gaming is also associated with higher stress levels. Among people with high stress, social media time is twice as likely to be linked to stress compared with gaming time. Spending more time on emails, news, or adult entertainment correlates with lower reported stress, but only time on news sites was measured. People experiencing high stress tended to spend less time on news sites. Overall internet use connects to heightened stress, especially for those already under high stress.
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