Whether technology helps or hinders social interactions between people is a subject of debate.
A 2017 study of young adults in the United States ages 19 to 32 years found that those with higher social media use were more than three times as likely to feel socially isolated than those who did not use it as often.
However, a 2022 review of past studies found that knowing how to use technologies such as instant messaging apps decreased feelings of isolation in older adults.
It may be that people’s motivations for using technology — and how they use it — affect whether they feel more or less connected to others.
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