They studied what happens when you spend more than two hours on TikTok: The effects can be very serious.
TikTok has become one of the leading social networks among the youth of our society. It has reached the point where they are able to spend long hours of their daily lives constantly watching videos, swiping their fingers upwards. They wanted to study precisely what happens after consuming the social network in this way, and the results were devastating.
According to El País , 20.22% of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 spend more than two hours a day connected to TikTok. But the problem is precisely when they stop using it. Here it has been recorded that the residual sensation is less spontaneous and more stressful.
These are some of the conclusions reached by the first study conducted on the use and type of content they see on TikTok. From the outset, it can be noted that 24.3% of girls admit to spending more than two hours on the social network, while the percentage of boys is lower, falling to 15.4% of the population surveyed.
The aim of these studies is to find a relationship between mental illness and abusive use of social networks.
Referring to other scientific studies, it has been shown that spending more than two hours on social networks such as TikTok can affect personal self-esteem in body image or cause significant psychological stress. Something really dangerous considering that during adolescence is the period when major mental illnesses such as eating disorders appear the most.
The important thing about TikTok is that it does not encourage social interaction with other users as we see on Instagram. In this case, the process is simple: the algorithm determines our tastes and starts showing us content with "minimal interactions, with likes or comments...etc.
In this way, the researchers point to the need to regulate the time that young people spend on the networks more. At the moment, we only see how the minimum age for registration in this social network has increased from 14 to 16 years, but there is still a lack of greater awareness of the importance of digital well-being