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. Read More

Even some teens say social media is hurting their mental health

Against the backdrop of a deepening mental health crisis among American teenagers, a newly released survey of teens and their parents by the Pew Research Center reveals that teens are increasingly ... Read More

Teens and Social Media: 1 in 5 Say Its Bad for Their Mental Health

A recent Pew Research Center study also found 48% of teens agree social media has a largely negative impact on teens. 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 own research that Instagram makes body image worse for one in three teen girls, ... Read More

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

The Center conducted an online survey of 1,391 U.S. teens and parents from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024, through Ipsos. Ipsos recruited the teens via their parents, who were part of its ... hurt. About ... Read More

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

Teen girls, for example, are slightly more likely than teen boys to say social media has hurt the amount of sleep they get, their productivity, their mental health ... However, it’s not all ... 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

Nearly half of teens say social media is bad for mental health

Teen girls, for example, are slightly more likely than teen boys to say social media has hurt the amount of sleep they get, their productivity, their mental health ... However, it's not all ... Read More