# Data show no evidence that teens' social media use predicts depression over time

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**Created:** [January 30, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/data-show-no-evidence-that-teens-social-media-use-predicts-depression-over-time/1752 "2019-01-30T23:39:47Z")\
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> **[Data show no evidence that teens' social media use predicts depression over time](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190130161658.htm)**
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> Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms. However, the findings do show that relatively higher depressive symptoms predicted later social media use among adolescent...

  
Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms. However, the findings do show that relatively higher depressive symptoms predicted later social media use among adolescent girls.