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.
Cascading bidirectional influences of digital media use and mental health in adolescence
Published in Advances in Child Development and Behavior (2023) Authors: Flannery, J.S., Maza, M.T., Kilic, Z, & Telzer, E.H.
Thumbs up or thumbs down: Neural processing of social feedback and links to social motivation in adolescent girls
Published in Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (January 2023) Authors: Davis, M.M., Modi, H.H., Skymba, H.V., Finnegan, M., Haiger, K., Telzer, E.H., & Rudolph, K.D.
Center to study social media effects on teen mental health
Carolina Alumni Review A $10 million gift from the Winston Family Foundation will fund a research center at UNC to examine the long-term effects of technology and social media use on teen social and emotional development.
New UNC center to study social media effect on children mental health
Chapelboro.com (Chapel Hill, NC) UNC is creating a new research center to examine long-term effects of technology and social media on social and emotional development.