Is this the reason there are.....

[Square Ball]

so many humpy hoors on here

Psychologists have found evidence of a strong link between time spent surfing the web and depression.

The longer people spend on the internet, the less likely they are to be happy, according to researchers.

An online questionnaire was used to assess levels of internet dependency and depression in 1,319 individuals ranging in age from 16 to 51.

In general, the longer people spent online the more depressed they tended to be, the scientists found in a study published in Psychopathology journal.

A small group of the worst-affected individuals were both depressed and addicted, a study by the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds found.


But it is not clear whether using the internet causes mental health problems, or whether people with mental health problems are drawn to the internet.

More work is needed to answer this "chicken and egg" question, study leader Catriona Morrison said.

"There was a high correspondence between the amount of time spent on the internet and levels of depression," said Dr Morrison.

"If you look at how dependent people feel they are on the internet that is likely to correspond with how happy or sad they feel."

Her team identified a small group of 18 hardcore internet users who spent many hours online each day and were classed as "internet addicted".

Their average depression score was more than five times higher than that of non-addicted users, and they were more likely to be moderately or severely depressed.

The addicts spent proportionately more time browsing porn sites, gaming sites and online communities.

They also tended to be young, having an average age of 21.


"While many of us use the internet to pay bills, shop and send emails, there is a small subset of the population who find it hard to control how much time they spend online, to the point where it interferes with their daily activities," said Dr Morrison.

"This study reinforces the public speculation that over-engaging in websites that serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction.

"We now need to consider the wider societal implications of this relationship and establish clearly the effects of excessive internet use on mental health."

Incidents such as the spate of suicides among teenagers in the Welsh town of Bridgend in 2008 have led to questions about the psychological dangers of social networking sites.

Some experts are worried about their potential for fuelling depressive thoughts in vulnerable teenagers

[ziggysego]

Feck off SB. 

[Trevor Hill]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

[stephenite]

I'm not depressed - in fact most of my online time is logging in for a browse of a morning and leaving it open all day

[ziggysego]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

In fairness, I keep the board running in the background. I'm quite a happy-go-lucky type of guy. Wheelin' about with a smile on the face

[Puckoon]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

I find this statistic the most unsettling.


Treas is in the top 10 posters online, but doesnt post that much at all compared to the other buckos.

Which suggests
1. She only speaks when spoken to (like a good woman should).
2. She secretly stalks ziggy
3. She posts under Mod3 most of the time
4. She only posts useful information and not the lashings of shite that some of us do

Answers on a postcard please?

[pintsofguinness]

I'm depressed but it's not the internet that makes me despair, it's the fact that I have to share the world with idiots like the tool that wrote that article.

oooh television makes everyone hump each other, films and video games makes you violent and could turn you in to a serial killer, the internet depresses people - f**k aff - what do these people do on a winter's evening?

[ziggysego]

I think that article wasn't far off the mark...

I'm depressed but it's not the internet that makes me despair, it's the fact that I have to share the world with idiots like the tool that wrote that article.

oooh television makes everyone hump each other, films and video games makes you violent and could turn you in to a serial killer, the internet depresses people - f**k aff - what do these people do on a winter's evening?

I think that article wasn't far off the mark

[Tony Baloney]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

Minder needs to catch himself on. He's been a member for a year less than most others too. The welfare will be round for the wanes.

[Treasurer]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

I find this statistic the most unsettling.


Treas is in the top 10 posters online, but doesnt post that much at all compared to the other buckos.

Which suggests
1. She only speaks when spoken to (like a good woman should).
2. She secretly stalks ziggy
3. She posts under Mod3 most of the time
4. She only posts useful information and not the lashings of shite that some of us do

Answers on a postcard please?

What can I say?  I've been rumbled, best to just delete my account.

[stew]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

I find this statistic the most unsettling.


Treas is in the top 10 posters online, but doesnt post that much at all compared to the other buckos.

Which suggests
1. She only speaks when spoken to (like a good woman should).
2. She secretly stalks ziggy
3. She posts under Mod3 most of the time
4. She only posts useful information and not the lashings of shite that some of us do

Answers on a postcard please?

What can I say?  I've been rumbled, best to just delete my account.

Diont you dare treas.

[Farrandeelin]

Check out the Mayo v Galway thread for depression among Mayo supporters.

[stephenite]

Most time online

pintsofguinness  212d 22h 9m
hardstation  186d 22h 21m
ziggysego  169d 19h 16m
full back  127d 5h 45m
Minder  125d 2h 59m
Fear ón Srath Bán  118d 11h 38m
Hardy  108d 7h 57m
ONeill  98d 9h 48m
stephenite  94d 4h 27m
Treasurer  90d 10h 21m

I find this statistic the most unsettling.


Treas is in the top 10 posters online, but doesnt post that much at all compared to the other buckos.

Which suggests
1. She only speaks when spoken to (like a good woman should).
2. She secretly stalks ziggy
3. She posts under Mod3 most of the time
4. She only posts useful information and not the lashings of shite that some of us do

Answers on a postcard please?

It's not on a postcard but Treas is not among the Top 10 posters, just the Top 10 most time spent on the board.

The Top 10 posters are no surprise

ziggysego  16274
hardstation  13747
orangeman  12705
pintsofguinness  10666
ONeill  10517
The Real Laoislad  10446
lynchbhoy  7043
full back  6856
Minder  6539
Square Ball

[Eoghan Mag]

I wonder does it also equate that those that post the most are also quick at typing?

[pintsofguinness]

I wonder does it also equate that those that post the most are also quick at typing?

Well I'm a speedy typer...