Menschen mit einer schlechteren psychischen Gesundheit neigen eher dazu, negative Online-Inhalte zu durchsuchen, was ihre Symptome noch verschlimmert

>Over 1,000 study participants answered questions about their mental health and shared their web browsing history with the researchers. Using natural language processing methods, the researchers analysed the emotional tone of the webpages participants visited. They found that participants with worse moods and mental health symptoms were inclined to browse more negative content online, and after browsing, those who browsed more negative content felt worse.
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>In an additional study, the researchers manipulated the websites people visited, exposing some participants to negative content and others to neutral content. They found that those exposed to negative websites reported worse moods afterward, demonstrating a causal effect of browsing negative content on mood. When these participants were then asked to browse the internet freely, those who had previously viewed negative websites—and consequently experienced a worse mood—chose to view more negative content. This finding highlights that the relationship is bi-directional: negative content affects mood, and a worsened mood drives the consumption of more negative content.

Paper: [Web-browsing patterns reflect and shape mood and mental health | Nature Human Behaviour](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02065-6)

Mental illness protects itself.