Social Media and Dopamine: Studying Generation Z and Dopamine Levels
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Dopamine levels, Social Media, Dopamine, Generation Z, StatisticsAbstract
The study investigates what dopamine is and the symptoms of fluctuating dopamine to establish whether Generation Z's increased use of social media has affected their dopamine levels. Research is conducted on 200 Generation Z respondents to assess media utilization. In addition, the outcomes of this study are compared to similar data to examine if there are indicators of social media usage affecting Generation Z's dopamine levels.
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