Are emotional benefits age-dependent?

Yes, emotional benefits appear to be age-dependent based on the findings from the study. Specifically, the effect of Facebook deactivation on emotional state was shown to be driven by people over 35, indicating that older users experienced greater emotional improvements after deactivating the platform. In contrast, the effect of Instagram deactivation was particularly pronounced among women under 25, suggesting that younger users also benefit but in a different context and manner^[1].

These results highlight the varying impacts of social media deactivation on different age groups, with older adults showing significant emotional improvement from Facebook deactivation and younger women experiencing similar benefits from Instagram deactivation^[1].