Social media addiction is a growing topic of debate and controversy, with researchers disagreeing on the degree to which it constitutes a true addiction. What's clear, however, is that people have strong responses to social media (both its presence and then its absence). To some clinicians, ...
Studies show that about 15 percent of Chinese adolescents are at varying levels of risk for depression, a percentage higher than that of adults. In China, people aged 18 years or younger comprise a third of depression pa...
Predators know how to weaponize social media platforms against youth. While this isn't new, it's an increasingly urgent problem. Screen time surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescents and teens are in the midst of a mental health crisis, which may prompt them to seek related ...
Content deteriorates children’s mental health.TheUS Surgeon General’s Advisoryfound that adolescents aged 12–15 who spent over 3 hours a day on social media doubled their risk of “poor mental health outcomes.” Public concern is also growing. Forrester’s 2023 data ...
A high proportion of young people in the U.K. believe that many areas areworse for themcompared to when their parents were their age; 78% think they are less able to afford things and 76% think mental health has worsened. This has the potential to lead to a sense of hopelessness. ...
Social media marketing needs to be regulated, such that corporations are constrained to market unhealthy brands directly to minors. But a key role will also be played by clinicians, such as dietitians, nutritionists, nurses and physicians working with adolescents undergoing treatment for obesity. As ...
The teenage years are full of firsts — adolescents walk the rocky and winding path of puberty, transforming from children to adults in a few short years. And while their bodies grow and mature, their brains undergo a renovation of their own. All this change requires a lot of sleep, but...
While it may seem counter-intuitive to ask adolescents to look at situations objectively, the challenge ultimately allows them to grow. Carine Dieudé Partner, Strategy Director | Director of the Board, Mentorship Chair I don’t know about you but I have felt at times that the universe wasn’...
The negative effectsocial media platformslike Facebook and Instagram have on children and adolescents has been extensively documented, including by Rachel Rodgers, an associate professor of applied psychology at Northeastern. Rodgers' research focuses on how Instagram can createbody image concernsand risks...
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