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1. • • As children and teens increasingly go online for entertainment and connection, parents, scholars, and policymakers are concerned that young people’s biology is making them particularly vulnerable to—and in some cases, even exploited by—social media.
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   Is social media affecting young people's biology?

   • As children and teens increasingly go online for entertainment and connection, parents, scholars, and policymakers are concerned that young people’s biology is making them particularly vulnerable to—and in some cases, even exploited by—social media.

   Why young brains are especially vulnerable to social media

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   Does social media affect young people's health?

   • Conclusions: Social media use is associated with adverse health risk behaviours in young people, but further high quality research is needed to establish causality, understand effects on health inequalities, and determine which aspects of social media are most harmful. Study registration: PROSPERO, CRD42020179766.

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   Does social media affect adolescent brain development?

   • The study findings suggest that checking social media repeatedly among young teens ages 12 to 13 may be associated with changes in how their brains develop over a three-year period. The brains of adolescents who checked social media often – more than 15 times per day, became more sensitive to social feedback.

   Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young

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   Does social media affect teen neural development?

   • “Our research demonstrates that checking behaviors on social media could have long-standing and important consequences for adolescents’ neural development, which is critical for parents and policy-makers to consider when understanding the benefits and potential harms associated with teen technology use.”

   Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young

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   Does social media affect children and adolescents?

   • Over the last decade, evidence has emerged identifying reasons for concern about the potential negative impact of social media on children and adolescents.

   Social Media Has Both Positive and Negative Impacts on Children and

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   Does social media affect children's health?

   • Hawkes, N. CMO report is unable to shed light on impact of screen time and social media on children’s health. BMJ364, l643 (2019). US Department of Health and Human Services. Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory (2023). Valkenburg, P. M. & Peter, J.

   Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health

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   Feb 3, 2022 · As children and teens increasingly go online for entertainment and connection, parents, scholars, and policymakers are concerned that young people’s biology is making them particularly vulnerable to—and in some cases, even exploited by—social media.

4. www.nature.com › articles › s41598/024/63566-yLong-term impact of digital media on brain development in ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · We investigated how individual effects of DM use (i.e., using social media, playing video games, or watching television/videos) on the development of the cortex (i.e., global cortical surface...

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6. www.nature.com › articles › s41467/018/03126-xMedia use and brain development during adolescence

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   Feb 21, 2018 · However, it is unclear how media influences the maturational trajectories of brain regions involved in social interactions. Here we review the neural development in adolescence and show...

   • Author: Eveline A. Crone, Elly A. Konijn

   • Publish Year: 2018

7. www.unc.edu › posts › 2023/01/03Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact ...

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   Jan 3, 2023 · The study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, reveals that adolescents’ brains may become more sensitive when anticipating social rewards and punishments over time with increased social media usage.

8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK594763Social Media Has Both Positive and Negative Impacts on ...

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   The Potential Benefits of Social Media Use Among Children and Adolescents. Social media can provide benefits for some youth by providing positive community and connection with others who share identities, abilities, and interests.

   • Author: Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)

   • Published: 2023

9. www.nature.com › articles › s44159/024/00307-yMechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental ...

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   May 7, 2024 · Research linking social media use and adolescent mental health has produced mixed and inconsistent findings and little translational evidence, despite pressure to deliver concrete...

10. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 38030217Social media use and health risk behaviours in young people ...

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    Nov 29, 2023 · Conclusions: Social media use is associated with adverse health risk behaviours in young people, but further high quality research is needed to establish causality, understand effects on health inequalities, and determine which aspects of social media are most harmful.