One shot intervention reduces online engagement with distorted content.
Eeshan Hasan,
Gunnar Paul Epping,
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces
et al.
Abstract:Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Individuals with depression often experience unrealistic and overly negative thoughts, i.e.~cognitive distortions, that cause maladaptive behaviors and feelings. Now that a majority of the US population uses social media platforms, concerns have been raised that they may serve as a vector for the spread of distorted ideas and thinking amid a global mental health epidemic. Here, we study how individuals (N=$838$) interact with distorted content on… Show more
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