Ritu Chatterjee
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The scientists also screened participants for their mental health symptoms at baseline before offering them a week-long social media detox.
Dr. Elambe Conrad is at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and an author of the new study.
So we had 80% of participants opting to the detox.
Participants cut down their social media use to about 30 minutes a day.
It was enough to reduce symptoms of anxiety by 16 percent and insomnia by 14 percent.
So we had 80% of participants opting to the detox.
41% of adults surveyed said they expect more holiday-related stress compared to the year before.
That's significantly higher than the 28% who said the same thing in 2024.
The good news is that more people, 44%, said that the holidays have a positive impact on their mental health in 2025 compared to 38% last year.
Among the reasons for anticipating holiday-related stress, nearly half cited grief or missing someone as well as worries about affording holiday gifts.
And three-quarters of respondents said the economy is their main source of anxiety.
41% of adults surveyed said they expect more holiday-related stress compared to the year before.
That's significantly higher than the 28% who said the same thing in 2024.
The good news is that more people, 44%, said that the holidays have a positive impact on their mental health in 2025 compared to 38% last year.
Among the reasons for anticipating holiday-related stress, nearly half cited grief or missing someone as well as worries about affording holiday gifts.
And three-quarters of respondents said the economy is their main source of anxiety, with nearly half saying they are very anxious about it.
41% of adults surveyed said they expect more holiday-related stress compared to the year before.
That's significantly higher than the 28% who said the same thing in 2024.