mental healthsocial mediaResearch on adolescent social media use focuses on negative mental health outcomes, with less attention on potential positive outcomes. The current study addresses this limitation by investigating associations between adolescent social media use and both psychological well-being and ...
X formally known as Twitter, Instagram or even just WhatsApp. However, there is growing evidence that our social media use may be having a damaging effect on our mental health. This is particularly true for children—and our pages onSafe Social Networking Tips for Children, andSocial Media fo...
Social media can have an impact on mental health. Learn signs of trouble and ways to use technology to improve your mental well-being.
This editorial highlights a systematic review that was published on the topic of social media use and child and adolescent mental health, and sets the results of this review into a current research and public health perspective.doi:10.1111/camh.12432...
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, ...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in Maycalled for stronger guidelines for social mediause among children and teens, pointing to a growing body of research that the platforms may pose what he described as a "profound risk" to young people's mental health. ...
How to help children use social media in a healthy way With so many established positive and negative aspects of social media, it’s important to create a strategy which allows our kids to get the most benefit from social media without experiencing negative effects as well. Some studies...
However, there are plenty of studies out there looking at how social media affects mental health with some saying it can be as addictive as gambling. 然而,有很多研究都在分析社交媒体是如何影响心理健康的,有些研究认为社交媒体可能会像赌博一样让人上瘾。 Research in the US has found that adolescent...
Teenagers who spend more than three hours a day on social media may have double the risk of mental health problems as those who avoid it, research suggests. The study of more than 6, 000 children aged 12 to 15 found those who used social media more heavily were more likely to report is...
In the six insights below, MHI delves deeper into the ways in which mental health, technology, and social media intersect for our respondents (see sidebar “Methodology” for further detail). This survey covered additional topics such as climate change and spiritual health (for selected insights,...