Perceived norms have long been a central concept in many social psychology models of a wide range of behaviors and beliefs relating to health, politics (e.g., polarization), identity, and ...

Overall, the conclusion is mixed; while social media can certainly have negative effects, both on individuals and on society at large, it can also influence our lives in positive and sometimes ...

The negative effects of social media Teenagers' brains are still developing ... This was true whether the photo depicted risky behavior (such as a peer holding a cannabis cigarette) or not.

This can help limit the negative effects of social media on your mental health, she says. "Many influencers and public figures on social media share only the good parts of their lives - the ...

Instead, one’s presence is represented on social media by shared comments, photos, videos, and other images. Expanding your social network beyond your familiar circle of friends can have ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Some children have multiple accounts on the same platform – one for their friends, and ...

Far from the image often associated with young people, teenagers are far more aware of the effects of social media than we'd sometimes like to believe. Recent research conducted by Rutgers ...

Social media platforms have been inundated with Ghibli-style images as users experiment with AI-generated versions of their ...

It's less pressure — they won't mind if I didn't blur out the pimple on my forehead — but this side of Instagram hardly fulfills the original free-flowing promise of social media. "There's ...