HEALTH promotionADOLESCENCEI attended a recent webinar, "Beyond the hype: What research tells us about social media use in youth mental health" (August 2024), expecting the panelists to focus on the adverse effects of screen time. Interestingly, they offered a different perspective...
Peer Influence and Social Feedback:Factors such as “like” counts, comments, and push notifications on social media platforms can heavily influence youth. Feedback received on social media (whether positive or negative) can have tangible impacts on youth mental health, and lead to increased ...
The effect of social media on the mental health of America’s youth is an urgent public health issue, warns the Surgeon General in an advisory released this past May. “Teens who use social media for more than three hours a day face double the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms, ...
Technology and social media can be a part of the solutionClimate change is a concern for many respondentsSocial media and technology, while part of the broader dialogue around youth mental health, can be powerful tools in promoting well-being and offering scaled mental health support. For example...
A poll of a nationwide sample ofyouth aged 14-24 found that many people commonly altered social media settings or behavior to minimize negative impactson their self-esteem, mood, relationships, emotional health, and safety. These strategies reported by youth, which ranged from setting t...
2016). Other exploratory studies have found that many of these individuals with mental illness appear to turn to social media to share their personal experiences, seek information about their mental health and treatment options, and give and receive support from others facing similar mental health ...
Social media's effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn't stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age bans and warning labels for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
group are spendingmore time than everon social media. While we know too much social media use can be problematic for a host of reasons, the U.S. surgeon general is now warning that all of those hours of TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram are driving the mental health crisis among ado...
(RxWiki News) Teens who spend a lot of time using social media may face a raised risk of mental health problems, according to a new study. The authors of this study examined nearly 6,600 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 in the United States. The study participants self-reported...
In this chapter I consider contemporary global conditions pointing to what some scholars term "a global risk society" where digital media and Cosmopolitan Critical Literacy offer a counterpoint to human rights, health, climate, and terrorist threats. By examining current research in global youth ...