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 ...

More teens than parents say they’re not too or not at all worried about the state of teen mental health (23% vs. 11%). Social media (44%) and technology in general (14%) ranked highest as the ...

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Troubling ties between teens, social media and mental health : Short Wave Rates of depression and anxiety have risen among teens over the last decade. Amid this ongoing mental health crisis, the ...

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.

Efforts to limit social media have been mounting recently in response to growing concern about their use and its relationship to a mental health crisis among today’s youth. U.S. Surgeon General ...

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 ...

I n an age when our digital and physical lives are increasingly linked, the impact of social media on mental health has emerged as a major issue. This complex relationship, which is filled with ...

It should be no secret by now that professional jockeys face a range of obstacles that challenge their mental health. Financial instability, high risk of injury, and restricted nutrition/hydration ...

Look, social media gets many things right—it can positively impact our mental health only if we have the education and media ...

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 ...