The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...

Key points. Social media can harm well-being. Study of teens and emerging adults tested influence of abstinence and reframing training. Both decreased behaviors associated with poor outcomes.

Is social media really to blame for teen mental health struggles? A team of 120 experts dug into the data—here’s what they found, and what it means for the rest of us.

Amid growing concerns about the impact of social media on young minds, 1 in 5 teens say it has negatively affected their mental health, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The ...

Social media companies exercise only limited control, permitting lies, fake news and intentionally divisive content to proliferate. The torrent of allegedly Moscow-backed content provoked an angry ...

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...