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2.4M person study: Internet use boosts, not hurts, well being
A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare.
The authors of the latest study, published on 13 May in Technology, Mind and Behaviour, sought to capture a more global picture of the Internet’s effects than did previous research. Online activities can help people to learn new things and make friends, and this could contribute to the beneficial effects, suggests Appel. However, women aged 15–24 who reported having used the Internet in the past week were, on average, less happy with the place they live, compared with people who didn’t use the web.
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