The vast majority of people these days use some form of social media ... of addiction—for example, withdrawal, tendency to relapse, mood modification (using social media to change one's mood ...

"Social media are everywhere in our daily lives, and some people display problematic, excessive use of these platforms. We found that this overuse is associated with a greater tendency to believe ...

and that there is no real way of separating them fully from the social media variable," Hamlet said. "For example, while many teens are likely to say that they feel a lot of pressure on them to ...

The report suggests that the effects of social media vary somewhat by gender and race and ethnicity. Teen girls, for example, are slightly more likely than teen boys to say social media has hurt ...

Over the past few years there has been a growing chorus of parents, doctors and legal experts who have been sounding the alarm about the effects of social media on teenagers. Jonathan Haidt, a ...

But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social media at night? Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health issues, especially ...

Trump formed Trump Media in the wake of January 6, when he was kicked off most social media sites. Truth Social is the company's flagship product and Trump's favored social media site. Trump owns ...

Another narrative that has gained traction on social media is the idea that sexuality is plural, playful, flexible, and fluid. One aspect of this is the possibility for attraction to multiple genders.

When we’re communicating via social media, for example, we aren’t being interrupted or distracted by our partner’s reactions; we can exist in a kind of bubble. While keeping that distance ...

Although bullying can and does happen outside of social media, cyberbullying might be particularly challenging to deal with. For example, bullies may operate anonymously, and social media makes ...

“For example, social media likely poses a distraction to early adolescents. Attention that they would typically invest in their schoolwork is diverted to social media use, which ultimately affects ...

We hear a lot about how social media is terrible for teenagers’ mental ... because I think that’s probably a really good example of this. So obviously LGBTQI+ youth face a number of challenges ...