The challenge has been figuring out which teens are at risk — andwhenthey’re at risk — so experts can develop strategies to help them. “Adolescence is a time of such massive cognitive, biological, and social change. These changes interface with social media in very interesting ways,” sa...
For LGBTQ teens, social media is a "safe space" for exploring their identity and finding a community, writes Claire Cain Miller in the New York Times. "The mental health of L.G.B.T.Q. teens is worse than that of straight teens," but "it can be improved by being online," said ...
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The Effect of Social Media on Teenagers’ Mental Health Are teens and social media platforms a good mix, or does social media use lower teen well-being? Why is social media bad? This has become one of the more controversial questions regarding social media’s effects on teens, with studies...
This Thriveworks blog answers the question, "Is social media good or bad for teens?" by looking at the pros and cons of platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
Social media isn’t necessarily bad for teens’ mental health – it only causes problems for girls when it interferes with sleep and exercise or enables cyberbullying. Boys don’t seem to be affected in the same way. “The message is simple: don’t worry so much about how m...
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, ...
The study doesn't answer the question, but it suggests that one factor could be rising social media use. Recent teen suicides have been blamed oncyberbullying, and social media posts depicting "perfect" lives may be taking a toll on teens' mental health, researchers say. ...
Shedding light on how to help teens Social media has been linked to mental health issues. Just last month, research out of Canada showed that higher levels of social media use was linked withincreased depressive symptomsin adolescents. With this study, the problem is put in a better context....
Furthermore, due to certain aspects of social media, we will most likely have more than just a couple of bad experiences when engaging in online activities. Therefore, in today’s article, we’ll take a look at how social media influences and affects teens, namely at how it affects mental...