Current reporting, research and professional developments across Social Media, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Getting children to step away from digital screens can feel like an uphill battle for many families. Tablets, smartphones, and video games capture kids ...
The alarm goes off and you roll over to pick up your phone. Before you've even got out of bed, you're scrolling through social media and checking messages. Your whole day unfolds the same way. You ...
Annual report by Anar and Mutua Madrileña foundations reveals 14 per cent of pupils face harassment as one in four victims suffer for over a year ...
California teens will be barred from “addictive” social media products and limited in their interactions with chatbots under two of the 13 bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom today to protect ...
THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday warned that severe cyberbullying “face strict disciplinary penalties under newly consolidated guidelines.” “Our learners have proven that they have the ...
Generation Z faces both the positive and negative impacts of social media on their lives and mental health. While constant scrolling and comparison can harm self-esteem and disrupt sleep, these ...
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking regulation of social media features that the petitioner alleges are designed to encourage excessive and addictive use, ...
Which? has revealed the psychological toll of online fraud, showing that social media scams inflict lasting damage on victims' mental health ...
Social media platforms shape patients' view of mental health, presenting new opportunities, challenges for communication among psychiatrists.
Australia has proposed new rules that would allow social media users to choose whether algorithms determine the content displayed on their feeds, as the government expands its efforts to improve ...
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court raising concerns over addictive design features of social media platforms and thei ...
Cartwheel, the nation's largest school-centered telehealth provider, today unveiled its Screens & Social Media Program, a specialized clinical program that has been under development since last spring ...
Spread the loveIt’s a familiar scene: heads bent over glowing screens, thumbs flying across virtual landscapes. For many young people, social media isn’t just a pastime; it’s an integral part of their ...
Pop-up messages that warn of the harms of social media could help reduce youth’s social media use, a new study found. View on euronews ...
Mental health warnings made teens less interested in using social media than standard break reminders in a new randomized trial.
Researchers found that adults who spent over 150 minutes per day on social media were more likely to report depression. The study, which was published in npj Mental Health Research, analysed the ...
We should be realistic about the scope of children’s problems and what cellphone bans and other restrictions can accomplish.
The narrative tying youth depression to smartphone use and screen time may not be accurate — the passing of the school year or other factors are shown to be more of an indicator.
Exposure includes policies that change a youth’s experience on social media platforms. For example, limiting screentime, ending continuous scrolling, and setting rules on what kind of content ...
The American Psychological Association estimates that teens are spending an average of five hours a day on social media. At Kennesaw State University, one student is examining whether this prolonged ...
The initiative follows a student survey that found connections among sleep, social isolation, screen time and mental health.
Mandana Karimi revealed she's faced cyberbullying and stalking for six years since her separation from Gaurav Gupta, with a hacker allegedly targeting her producers and co-stars for money. Despite ...
Cyberbullying may increase teenagers’ later emotional and behavioural problems, especially through loneliness and difficulty managing emotions.
Former Bigg Boss contestant Mandana Karimi, who was last seen in Lock Upp, has opened up about allegedly facing a cyberbullying and stalking ordeal. The actress claimed that the `harassment` has been ...
A decade-long study of thousands of children found no consistent link between prolonged screen time and emotional, behavioral or social problems after accounting for family factors, but researchers sa ...
The findings suggest that delaying children's first exposure may be a promising policy, particularly if combined with education on healthy digital habits.
The age at which adolescents first start using social media may be more important to their mental health than whether they have a social media account at all, new UNSW Sydney research suggests.
MSD Lawyers reports on the rising concerns of social media addiction, linking it to mental health issues in youth and ongoing legal actions against major platforms.
Australian researchers from UNSW Sydney found that the age at which adolescents start using social media is linked to higher symptoms of anxiety and depression. The study suggests that delaying social ...
Across 11 years of data, depression rose once social media use passed about 2.5 hours a day, then climbed with each additional hour.
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