The findings could pave the way for better intervention early in life to prevent subsequent diseases in later life.
Researchers examined more than 11,000 adolescents as part of the Millennium Cohort Study.
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers studied more than 300 African-American women in mid-adulthood regarded as having low socioeconomic status.
The participants were between the ages of 16 and 64.
In totality, nearly 670,000 tweets were evaluated, stemming from 186 users on the social platform.
The study was written by Kenneth Griffin, Christopher Williams, Wendy Travis, and Andra Tharp.
Researchers conducted an online survey involving nearly 2,500 Chinese, Dutch, and Italian mothers.
The study was conducted at Duke-NUS Medical School.
Experts at McGill University released their findings on what they constitute to be a potential therapeutic option for certain mental illnesses.