Goals are to clarify benefits and risks of social media and to contribute to evidence-based guidance for healthy use for ...

Regular social media use during early adolescence is linked to weaker reading and vocabulary development over time, new ...

Social media has become increasingly more accessible, with the vast majority of North American teens using it daily. With social media companies marketing to teens, it is no wonder that we see a ...

One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media ...

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is hurting preteens' memory and reading skills. The new study, published Monday ...

In a recent study published in BMC Psychology, researchers created a scale to detect bad social media-associated dreams based on themes such as powerlessness, lack of control, inhibition, ...

Increased social media use in early adolescence is linked to higher depressive symptoms a year later, suggesting a one-way relationship. The study provides longitudinal data on younger adolescents, ...

UD Associate Professor Mellissa Gordon finds that frequent social media use is associated with decreased academic achievement among early adolescents While most people think about older teens and ...

Whether reconnecting with old friends, sharing life's milestones with loved ones or networking among work colleagues, social media has become indispensable for many adults and can be both a convenient ...

This collection supports and amplifies related to SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being. Social media has rapidly become integral to daily life. Thus, the relationship between social media use and mental ...