Humans have always used social networks to solve problems of survival. Yet, social media today are used for different purposes. Complex Social Sharing in Simple Societies. The basic economic unit ...

Social media exploits our evolved need for information, feeding us fluff and outright misinformation. A new science of human collective behavior can help us retake control ...

A top psychology group is urging technology companies and legislators to take greater steps to protect adolescents’ mental health, arguing that social media platforms are built for adults and ...

We argue that this might maintain user activity that social media platforms seek, but also make people’s social perceptions more accurate. This article was originally published on The Conversation .

To optimize our use of social media, we need to understand the significant psychological and well-being factors at play online. Only then can we retain well-being and flourish, regardless of whether ...

Materialism in social media – more social media addiction and stress symptoms, less satisfaction with life. Telematics and Informatics Reports , 2024; 100117 DOI: 10.1016/j.teler.2024.100117 ...

Unlike traditional psychology, which often focuses on an individual's behavior in isolation, media psychology considers the broader context of media consumption—including the social, cultural ...

Hammack, a psychology professor and expert on generational differences in gender and sexuality, emphasizes that people are using social media as a tool to better understand complexities around gender ...

Organized violence is set to grow—but the social media-powered mechanisms that expose would-be extremists to threats can also be used to help empathy flourish. This prediction is based on ...

The current state of social media has made the online experience of the L.A. wildfires even more stressful than previous disasters.