Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently

Adolescents with mental health conditions report distinct and often more negative experiences on social media compared to their peers. Read More

Teens With Mental Health Conditions Spend More Time Daily on Social Media

Adolescents with mental health conditions report spending more time on social media than those without mental health conditions, according to a study published online May 5 in Nature Human Behaviour. Read More

Why Your Teen With Anxiety Is Having a Completely Different Social Media Experience

The study, published in Nature Human Behavior, analyzed data from 3,340 UK adolescents aged 11-19 and found striking differences in social media use among teens with diagnosable mental health ... Read More

Social media management for teen and adult mental health

Likes, comments, and the dopamine hit of new notifications make it easy to get caught up in the endless entertainment of social media. Yet social media can also disrupt sleep, convey unrealistic views ... Read More

Maryland psychologist weighs in on new study that links social media use to teen mental health

A new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social media differently than their peers. Read More

Even some teens say social media is hurting their mental health

A Pew survey highlights the pressures that social media, academics and gender norms create for teens. Read More

Is social media hurting teens’ mental health? It’s complicated

A new Pew study finds that young people are more connected but also more critical of how social media shapes their lives. Social media is terrible for teens’ mental health—or is it? Read More

Nearly half of teens say social media is bad for youth mental health, report finds

Social media (44%) and technology generally (14%) ranked highest as the one thing parents believed negatively impacted teens’ mental health, whereas only 22% and 8% of teens, respectively, said ... Read More

Social Media Apps Blamed by Many Teens for Mental Health Struggles

Amid growing concerns about the impact of social media on young minds, 1 in 5 teens say it has negatively affected their mental health, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. Read More

Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says

We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its ... These online communities contribute to positive mental health outcomes. The same respondents were 20% less likely ... Read More

Your Guide to Creating a Healthier Relationship with Social Media

The impact of social media on your mental health largely depends on how you use it. While social media can contribute to isolation ... Be Your Best You” (Sterling Teen). She’s especially ... Read More

Is social media hurting teens’ mental health? It’s complicated

The bad news? That number is down from 67% in 2022. The survey found that parents, more than teens themselves, are likely to see social media as a threat to the mental health of teen users. Read More