Do social networking sites, or the internet generally, cause loneliness and poor health? If anything it’s the reverse (Image: Etienne Ansotte / Rex)
IT STARTED with an article in the journal by the psychologist . He argued that the increasing use of electronic media was causing a decrease in face-to-face social contact. Given that loneliness and isolation are linked to an increased risk of illness and death, might the internet and social networking sites be a health risk?
Inevitably, this was misreported as “How using Facebook could raise your risk of cancer“, which Sigman rightly condemned. But while…
