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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.

The Hechinger Report Screen time and smartphone use have surged during the pandemic, and as a psychologist and father, I’m worried.

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.

Daily Mail (London) Children who are constantly on Instagram and Snapchat become ‘hypersensitive’ to criticism as adults, study suggests.

CBS 17 (Raleigh, NC) Social media might be making children more sensitive to criticism, say researchers from the University of North Carolina.

WRAL (Raleigh, NC) A new study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development.

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.

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.

UNC News The study provides some of the first findings about social media’s possible consequences on the development of adolescent brains.

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.