Health advisory on social media use in adolescence
Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., co-authored this "Health advisory on social media use in adolescence", released by the American Psychological Association. The advisory examines potential beneficial and harmful effects of social media use on adolescents’ social, educational, psychological, and neurological development, and provides recommendations based on the scientific evidence to date.
News
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Recent Coverage
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Video
- Social Media and Mental Health: Research-Based Approaches to Support Adolescent Girls’ Wellbeing
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Blog
- No, You Probably Don’t Have ADHD: Why Social Media is Not a Place to Self-Diagnose
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Publications
- Associations between pet care responsibility, companion animal interactions, and family relationships during COVID-19
- The role of parents, other adults, peers and informal learning communities in shaping positive social media use in adolescent girls
- Marginalized and Understudied Populations Using Digital Media
