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- 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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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.
Oct 15, 2024 · Meanwhile, the brain’s emotional centers — the hypothalamus (desire), the amygdala (fear and rage), and nucleus accumbens (the reward center, also associated with addiction and risk-taking) — kick into high gear during adolescence. This developmental lag between emotions and control can leave teens vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
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.
- Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
- 2023
Sep 1, 2023 · [Related: Potential risks of content, features, and functions: The science of how social media affects youth] The potential risks of social media may be especially acute during early adolescence when puberty delivers an onslaught of biological, psychological, and social changes.
Jan 3, 2023 · 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.
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. How teens use social media also might determine its impact.
Feb 20, 2024 · Social media use was associated with a drop in well-being among teens during certain developmental periods, chiefly puberty and young adulthood, the team reported in 2022 in Nature...
