In 2024, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for requiring warning labels on social media platforms, saying the sites are a contributor to a crisis in youth mental health.

Other key findings from the survey: More teens report spending too much time on social media: 45% of teens say they spend too much time on social media in our current survey, up from 36% in 2022.

Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age ...

For adults, social media use also has the ability to impact mental health by contributing to anxiety and depression. For instance, scrolling through political discourse on Facebook can cause ...

In 2009, about half of teens said they were using social media daily, reported psychologist Jean Twenge. And by 2022, 95% of teens said they used some social media, and about a third said they use ...

The attention economy and mental wellbeing The attention economy that drives social media platforms has produced an environment in which users are constantly striving for visibility and validation ...

Yet social media can also disrupt sleep, convey unrealistic views of others’ lives, appearance or situations, and lead to mental health concerns. The issues are worse for teens.

March 13, 2025 For teens, strong friendships outweigh impact of social media on mental health Adolescents with the strongest relationships are the most likely to have high levels of well-being ...

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This article was originally published on KFF Health News. Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures ...