Study: Risk of depression grows with more time spent on Facebook

The study also found that those with signs of Facebook-linked depression go on to spend even more time on the social networking site. — AFP

SINGAPORE: The more time people spend on Facebook, the higher the risk of suffering from depression, a study has found.

The study by researchers at Nanyang Technological University also found that those with signs of depression linked to Facebook use go on to spend even more time on the social networking site – and sink deeper into a vicious circle of depression.