New Studies Link Facebook Addiction To Poor Health And Bad Decision Making

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host

Published January 15, 2019 at 8:30 AM PST

Guest: Kevin Lewis, associate professor of sociology, UC San Diego Subscribe to the Midday Edition podcast on iTunes, Google Play or your favorite podcatcher.

A handful of recently published studies have made connections between time spent on Facebook to everything from depression to poor health and decision-making.

Kevin Lewis, an associate professor of Sociology at UC San Diego, has researched the evolution of social media networks.

"The negative consequences of this study are not surprising. What's more surprising to a lot of people is that Facebook could be a site of addiction," Lewis said.

Lewis joins Midday Edition to talk about ways to be more mindful when navigating social media networks.

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Jade Hindmon

Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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