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Could using WhatsApp actually be good for our health?

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New UK research has found that despite concerns about spending time on social media, using the text-based messaging app WhatsApp could actually be good for our well-being.

Carried out by researchers at Edge Hill University, the new study looked at 200 male and female WhatsApp users with an average age of 24, and asked them to complete an online questionnaire measuring their WhatsApp use, reasons for using the app, online bonding, quality of relationships, and group identity.

The more time people spent on WhatsApp, the more this related to them feeling close to their friends and family"There's lots of debate about whether spending time on social media is bad for our well-being but we've found it might not be as bad as we think," said co-author Dr. Linda Kaye. "As well as this, the more closely bonded these friendships were and the more people felt affiliated with their WhatsApp groups, the more this was related positively to their self-esteem and social competence."

 

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