Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens, research finds
The New York TimesTeens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.
Opinion: Children today are facing a mental health crisis. Smartphones are making it worse
The Hechinger Report Screen time and smartphone use have surged during the pandemic, and as a psychologist and father, I’m worried.
Habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development
Neuroscience News Adolescents’ brains may become more sensitive when anticipating social rewards and punishments over time with increased social media usage. The findings reveal how social media usage could have important and long-standing consequences for brain development.
Is social media creating a generation of thin-skinned Americans?
Daily Mail (London) Children who are constantly on Instagram and Snapchat become ‘hypersensitive’ to criticism as adults, study suggests.
Could social media be making kids too sensitive? UNC researchers weigh in
CBS 17 (Raleigh, NC) Social media might be making children more sensitive to criticism, say researchers from the University of North Carolina.
North Carolina study shows social media usage may impact brain development
WRAL (Raleigh, NC) A new study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development.
Frequent social media checks may affect young brains
U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay News) Social media‘s impact on young people is a hot topic, with most kids and teens wanting to do whatever their friends are doing and parents worrying about setting limits.
Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens, research finds
The New York Times Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.
Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development
UNC News The study provides some of the first findings about social media’s possible consequences on the development of adolescent brains.