A sociologist conducted a study investigating the relationship between daily social media use and self-reported self-esteem levels in young adults. Each participant's daily social media usage was tracked, and they completed a self-esteem questionnaire. The questionnaire yielded a score out of 30, where 0 represented extremely low self-esteem and 30 represented extremely high self-esteem.
The collected data is presented in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Daily social media usage (in hours) and self-esteem scores for ten participants (labelled A–J)
| Participant | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily social media usage (hours) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Self-esteem score (out of 30) | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
What conclusion might the researcher draw, based on the results of the study?
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