Listening to music for a long time generates depression

• April 25, 2024

You love it listen to music with your Ipod for hours? A new study could indicate that if you do it for a long time you are at risk of suffering a depression.

The teenagers who report listening music frequently (between 4 to 5 hours a day) by means of Ipod or with hearing aids, instead of using another type of distraction such as television or books, have a higher risk of having a depressive disorder, compared to young people who listen to music less often.

With each increase in the level of use of music, the adolescents had 80% more risk of suffering depression, concluded the study published in the medical journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

The Dr. Brian Primack , professor and researcher of the study of the School of Medicine of the University of Pittsburgh says that it is still unclear whether the depressive people listen to music as an escape, or if you listen music for long periods, it can lead to depression.

The researchers found that young people who They read books develop the opposite effect, your risk of suffering low depression to 50%.

The study monitored other types of media such as time watching TV , reading books or magazines and the time that young people spent on the Internet, but only the item of music It seems to show an association with an increased risk of suffering from depression.

Experts said that investigations should still be deepened to determine what kind of music Y how it affects teenagers who listen to it