Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media use leads ...

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Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...

A Maryland psychologist shared his thoughts on teen social media use after a new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents. The book reinforced an acute concern ...

In 2025, the journal of Health Communication published a study that was described as a theory-driven content analysis of YouTube videos that focused on promoting mental health among college students.

Do smartphones and social media use negatively impact adolescent mental health? One might have supposed that the rush to regulate would be supported by a raft of evidence conclusively demonstrating a ...

About one in six people in England experiences some form of mental health problem at any given time, with some groups more likely to be affected than others. Social workers have historically had a ...

A new Gallup survey shows that Americans’ confidence in their mental health has fallen to record lows. Fewer than 30% of Americans now rate their mental health as excellent, the first time that figure ...