(Corvallis, OR) -- Social media is no substitute for emotional support people receive from in-person relationships. Two studies from Oregon State University looked at social media use. One study found that people with lowest levels of real-life emotional support had more than eight times the odds of loneliness. Another study found people who read social media within 30 minutes of waking were strongly associated with depression. They don't know if social media causes the depression or if depression causes people to use social media as soon as they wake up.