Upward comparisons—spotting the gap between who I am and who I aspire to be—often lead to dissatisfaction. People scroll for ...

Meghan King Opens Up About 'Feeling Inadequate' While Using Social Media: It 'Can Be So Insidious' "I feel defensive even when it’s unnecessary and I knew I needed to look within," the Real ...

Media Social Media Often Makes Teens Feel Even More Alone A decrease in social media use should be your teen’s resolution. Posted January 18, 2023 | Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster ...

Some 22% of teens say they think their parents are extremely or very worried about them using social media, including 9% who say their parents are extremely worried. But larger shares of teens – about ...

Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones. Turns out, teens are troubled too. But they also know a lot about how to get unhooked. Here's how they do it.

In the same breath, however, Miller can also talk about girls who feel smothered by the expectation to be online constantly. One research participant once told her that social media can make it ...

When he was in sixth grade, Antonio Chow spent hours on his phone, watching endless videos about the latest movies and cars. His family worried as he became increasingly distant, his face always ...

My guess is you're worried about it, too, or may already be dealing with the effects of too much social media and are looking for ways to combat it. If that's the case, I'd love to hear from you ...

We can no longer overlook the abundance of warning signs and risks to adolescent mental health posed by social media. With up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 using a social media platform, the issue ...

Using social media lights up the same parts of your brain as other addictions, such as drugs, alcohol and gambling. Social media rewires young minds – here’s how Home ...

Parents, scientists and the surgeon general are worried. But there isn’t even a shared definition of what social media is. By Claire Cain Miller There have been increasingly loud public warnings ...