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Background: Online news sources frequently cite social media as a source of depressive symptoms and mental health issues, while others suggest there is no true causal relationship. Research reports that female teenagers are more prone to social media's potential harmful effects. However, a study conducted by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reported that 3 hours was the cutoff time spent on social media that was correlated with higher rates of mental health issues, without the mention of age nor gender. So, do social media's alleged depressive effects discriminate by age, or is everyone who uses these apps for more than 3 hours daily at risk? Ultimately, the data gathered from this survey will be used to answer the question: To what extent does social media use for three or more hours daily exacerbate feelings of self-worthlessness in teen girls ages 13-18 versus in adult females ages 25-30 in the United States?

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