Media multitasking–crutch or cause?

A Michigan State researcher has found evidence that media multitasking is associated with anxiety and depression. The question is: Is multitasking a cause? Or is it a coping mechanism? What do you think?

Here’s the link: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2012/multiple-media-use-tied-to-depression-anxiety/

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Education: BFA in Painting & Sculpture from California College of the Arts (Oakland); Executive MBA in Executive Management from the Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University (Claremont); MA and PhD in Media Psychology from the Fielding Graduate University (Santa Barbara). Experience: Over 40 years experience in marketing, advertising, and public relations on the client and agency sides of the business; for-profit and nonprofit, as well as government. Special Expertise: The interface between human behavior and the media. It's all about "media in mind." View all posts by mediainmind

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