Reposted by Eshwar Chandrasekharan
.@psychologytoday.com published our op-ed on the mental health effects of consuming news on social media, /w @opal15.bsky.social , @agam-goyal.bsky.social, @ceshwar.bsky.social
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Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2601.13487
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psychologytoday.com
The Hidden Mental Health Cost of News on Social Media
News doesn’t just inform; it affects how we feel. What are the psychological trade-offs of consuming news on social media?