According to the second paragraph, the paper published by
researchers of the University of Pennsylvania showed that
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America’s social-media addiction is getting worse
(Sources: Pew Research Centre; e Marketer)
A survey in January and February 2019 from the Pew
Research Centre, a think tank, found that 69% of American
adults use Facebook; of these users, more than half visit the
site “several times a day”. YouTube is even more popular,
with 73% of adults saying they watch videos on the platform.
For those aged 18 to 24, the figure is 90%. Instagram, a
photo-sharing app, is used by 37% of adults. When Pew
first conducted the survey in 2012, only a slim majority of
Americans used Facebook. Fewer than one in ten had an
Instagram account.
Americans are also spending more time than ever
on social-media sites like Facebook. There is evidence
that limiting such services might yield health benefits. A
paper published last year by Melissa Hunt, Rachel Marx,
Courtney Lipson and Jordyn Young, all of the University of
Pennsylvania, found that limiting social-media usage to 10
minutes a day led to reductions in loneliness, depression,
anxiety and fear. Another paper from 2014 identified a link
between heavy social-media usage and depression, largely
due to a “social comparison” phenomenon, whereby users
compare themselves to others and come away with lower
evaluations of themselves.
(www.economist.com, 08.08.2019. Adaptado.)
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America’s social-media addiction is getting worse
(Sources: Pew Research Centre; e Marketer)
A survey in January and February 2019 from the Pew Research Centre, a think tank, found that 69% of American adults use Facebook; of these users, more than half visit the site “several times a day”. YouTube is even more popular, with 73% of adults saying they watch videos on the platform. For those aged 18 to 24, the figure is 90%. Instagram, a photo-sharing app, is used by 37% of adults. When Pew first conducted the survey in 2012, only a slim majority of Americans used Facebook. Fewer than one in ten had an Instagram account.
Americans are also spending more time than ever on social-media sites like Facebook. There is evidence that limiting such services might yield health benefits. A paper published last year by Melissa Hunt, Rachel Marx, Courtney Lipson and Jordyn Young, all of the University of Pennsylvania, found that limiting social-media usage to 10 minutes a day led to reductions in loneliness, depression, anxiety and fear. Another paper from 2014 identified a link between heavy social-media usage and depression, largely due to a “social comparison” phenomenon, whereby users compare themselves to others and come away with lower evaluations of themselves.
(www.economist.com, 08.08.2019. Adaptado.)
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De acordo com o segundo parágrafo, o artigo publicado por pesquisadores da Universidade da Pensilvânia mostrou que
A) pessoas que interrompem o vício das mídias sociais podem se sentir solitárias ou ansiosas, entre outros sintomas.
B) a auto-imagem das pessoas presentes nas redes sociais não condiz com a realidade e gera estresse.
C) a redução do tempo de uso das mídias sociais melhora a saúde.
D) um estudo anterior publicado em 2014 tinha um conceito errôneo relacionado à depressão em grandes usuários de mídia social.
E) os jovens devem ter no máximo 10 minutos de uso das redes sociais por dia.
Nas linhas 1-2 fica bem explícito que limitar o tempo de uso das mídias sociais, pode trazer benefícios para a saúde.
Tradução: Os americanos também estão gastando mais tempo do que nunca em sites de mídia social como o Facebook. Há evidências de que limitar esses serviços pode gerar benefícios para a saúde.
