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Apr 25, 2023 · A seismic change in how teens spend their time. In Generations, Twenge analyzes mental health trends for five age groups, from the Silent Generation, who were born between 1925 and 1945, to Gen Z ...
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Feb 20, 2024 · Moreover, among the older teens, the team found evidence for the Goldilocks Hypothesis: the idea that both too much and too little time spent on social media can harm mental health. “There’s ...
May 21, 2024 · A new report details the role social media plays in the lives of young people, and how they manage the various pros and cons — including in the context of being a person of color or LGBTQ+, or ...
In spite of the many benefits of social media, when used in excess, there are drawbacks. The United States Surgeon General released a social media advisory in 2023 about social media and mental health. According to the advisory, evidence suggests that social media has potential to harm the mental health of children and adolescents.
Jan 18, 2024 · The researchers found that using social media more than three times a day predicted poor mental health and well-being in teens. But not all research has found a link between time spent on social media and mental health risks in teens.
May 20, 2021 · Growing research finds that the more time spent on social media, the more likely a person will experience mental health symptoms like anxiety, isolation, and hopelessness. And according to one recent study, high levels of social media use over the span of four years was associated with increased depression among middle and high school youths.
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Apr 1, 2022 · The past years have witnessed a staggering increase in empirical studies into the effects of social media use (SMU) on adolescents' mental health (e.g. [1∗∗, 2∗, 3]), defined as the absence of mental illness and the presence of well-being [4]. This rapid increase may be due to at least two reasons.