I-American Worry Social Media Ilimaza Inhlangano kanye Nempilo Yengqondo

Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ngemuva kokuthi iwebhusayithi i-Sixdegrees.com iqale uguquko endleleni abantu abasebenzisa ngayo i-inthanethi, ingxenye yesithathu yabantu baseMelika ithi izinkundla zokuxhumana zenza umonakalo omkhulu kunokuzuzisa impilo yabo yengqondo. Cishe uhhafu uthe izinkundla zokuxhumana zilimaze umphakathi wonkana kanti abangamaphesenti angama-42 bathi lokhu kulimaza izinkulumo zezepolitiki. Lokhu kungokwemiphumela ye-American Psychiatric Association (APA) ka-February 2022 Healthy Minds Monthly inhlolovo eyenziwe yi-Morning Consult, yafaka uJan. 19-20, 2022, phakathi kwesampula elimele izwe lonke labantu abadala abangu-2,210.              

Izimpendulo zibe zinhle kakhulu lapho abantu abadala abakhombisa ukuthi basebenzisa inkundla yezokuxhumana bebuzwa ukuthi bazizwa kanjani ngenkathi beyisebenzisa. Amaphesenti angu-72 abantu abasebenzisa izinkundla zokuxhumana bathi bazizwa benentshisekelo ngenkathi besebenzisa izinkundla zokuxhumana, u-72% uzizwe uxhumekile kanti u-26% uthe ujabule, uma kuqhathaniswa no-22% abathi bazizwa bengenamandla noma banomona (XNUMX%).

Ngesikhathi sodlame lwe-COVID-19, abantu abadala abaningi abaveze ukuthi basebenzisa inkundla yezokuxhumana babike ukuthi bahlangabezana nobuhle baso—u-80% wabasebenzisi benkundla yezokuxhumana bathi bayisebenzisele ukuxhumana nomndeni nabangane, kanti abangama-76% bayisebenzisela ukuzijabulisa. Ngokuvamile, bebengakhathazeki kakhulu ngokusebenzisa kwabo izinkundla zokuxhumana noma izingane zabo. Isibonelo, bathe inkundla yezokuxhumana isize (31%) noma ayibanga namthelela (49%) ebudlelwaneni babo nabangane nomndeni. Abazali okwaxoxwa nabo bathi izinkundla zokuxhumana zisize (23%) noma azibanga namthelela (46%) ekuzethembeni kwengane yabo, nakuba oyedwa kwabahlanu eveze ukuthi ilimaze impilo yengqondo yengane yabo.

Umphumela othembisayo ovela kunhlolovo wawuwukuthi cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu (67%) zabantu baseMelika babezethemba olwazini lwabo lokuthi bangasiza kanjani othandekayo uma bebonisa izinselele zempilo yengqondo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.