Laura M. Padilla-Walker PhDRyan McLean BSJournal of Adolescent Health
A discussion evaluating how social media can impact an individual's mental health, and what specific elements of social media could be causing it.Video Player is loading.This is a modal window. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser...
McKinsey Health Institute’s (MHI’s) 2022 Global Gen Z Survey asked more than 42,000 respondents in 26 countries across continents questions based on the four dimensions of health: mental, physical, social, and spiritual.1 MHI then analyzed differences and similarities across generations and ...
Instead of thinking about all the things that you lack in your life, focus on the things that you do have. This may feel a bit ‘Pollyanna’, but there is plenty of evidence that positive thinking has a beneficial effect on your mental health and wellbeing....
Braghieri, Luca, Ro'ee Levy, and Alexey Makarin. 2022. "Social Media and Mental Health."American Economic Review, 112 (11): 3660-93. Abstract We provide quasi-experimental estimates of the impact of social media on mental health by leveraging a unique natural experiment: the staggered introd...
Social media use among young people and old is the epitome of a double-edged sword. With every social media platform having so many positive and negative effects, it’s important that we take a hard look at social media, social networking, and mental health. But how does social media affec...
Overall, our goal was to consider the role of social media as a potentially viable intervention platform for offering support to persons with mental disorders, promoting engagement and retention in care, and enhancing existing mental health services, while balancing the need for safety. Given this ...
Social media can have an impact on mental health. Learn signs of trouble and ways to use technology to improve your mental well-being.
The link between social media and mental health is well-documented. We know there are pros and cons of social media use, but it’s important to remember there is a human working hard on the social accounts of your favorite brands. For every wholesome piece of social content we see, there...
Moreover, constant news about government failures, corruption, crime, conflicts and poverty was also a contributing factor to poor mental health in Indonesia. Kiatiphum Wongrajit, Thailand’s permanent secretary for health was also cited in the local media saying that growing addiction to social ...