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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

REVEALED: Instagram users are scrolling out of habit not addiction study finds - The Real Truth

Constantly find yourself doomscrolling on social media? You may just be doing so out of habit, not addiction.

That’s according to research conducted on 1,204 US adults, which found excessive social media use was not linked to symptoms associated with addiction like cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and continuing use despite negative consequences.

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