FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Contrary to the popular belief that “time spent online is bad for our health,” a recent study offers a surprising perspective: the internet might actually benefit our well-being. Researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed data on the psychological well-being of over 2 million people across 168 countries from 2006 to 2021. The study evaluated eight indicators of well-being, including life satisfaction, daily positive and negative experiences, and physical health, among individuals aged 15 to 99. The findings revealed a consistent association between internet access and improved well-being. RelatedNews The human element at sea: Safety culture, psychological safety and leadership SSI: The priority is to move from crew welfare analysis to action var jnews_module_21333903_0_6a04e3adc2ac6 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21333903","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2500,2468,980,3314,2341","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable",