In a longitudinal survey of 219 freshmen at a state university, researchers found that teens who expressed their opinions on social media experienced increased well-being. In addition, another study found that adolescents who communicated more online had greater “self-concept clarity”—a clearer ide...
One of the most common problems that teenagers experience is a disruption in sleep patterns due to an excess consumption of social media.A University of Glasgow studyfound that the more adolescents used social media, the more likely they were to fall asleep later and wake up more often during ...
The way adolescents perceive their physical appearance contributes significantly to their self-esteem. Thanks to airbrushing and filters, social media often portrays appearances that are difficult or unrealistic to obtain. This can make teenagers feel insecure about their looks, and many agree that soci...
A Pew Research Center reports that 95% of teens use a smartphone and 45% of them say they are online almost constantly. Facebook has become less popular; Snapchat, Instagram and YouTube are growing. As social media use grows, so do concerns about how it affects our children. ...
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and they are still in the forming period of values. These violent phenomena transmitted by social media will gradually lead to psychological problems for teenagers. For example,"More recent studies have confirmed that high exposure to television violence for children and adolescents is also associated...
Not only that, but social media has been seen to be quite effective when it comes to promoting real life social interaction among introverted adolescents. It allows them to interact with others from the safety of their screen, which then builds up their confidence when it comes to real life ...
The U.S. surgeon general and the American Psychological Association have urged parents to monitor adolescents for “problematic” social media use. We asked experts for some realistic and effective ways to do this. By Catherine Pearson On Tuesday, the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H....
The results show that exposure to sustainability content on social media affects both sustainable habits and sustainable consumption behaviour. These three factors influence the propensity to promote sustainability-related issues on social media and should, therefore, be considered to be antecedents of sust...
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