Health advisory on social media use in adolescence
For the media / 2023
Social Media and Mental Health: Research-Based Approaches to Support Adolescent Girls’ Wellbeing
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Advancing Gender Equality Around the World: Four Innovative, Technology-Driven Approaches
The Washington Post: TikTok’s trendy beauty filter ushers in new tech and new problems
Recent Coverage / 2023
Research Scientist Submits Testimony to Congress on Youth, Social Media, and Mental Health
The Conversation: Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
Research Scientist Teaches Wellesley Students How to Write for the Real World
Meta: How Meta Is Working to Provide Safe, Age-Appropriate Experiences for Teens
2022 Meta Summit on Youth Safety and Well-Being
NBC News: Agism on Social Media
Recent Coverage / 2022
Research Scientist Collaborates with Instagram to Promote Supportive Spaces Online
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2022
Associations between pet care responsibility, companion animal interactions, and family relationships during COVID-19 (2022)
Publications / Journal Publications
New Field Study Will Examine Racial and Gender Representation in Resident Theater Leadership
For the media / 2022
Broadway World: New Field Study Will Examine Racial And Gender Representation In Resident Theater Leadership
Discover Magazine: Social Media May Be Changing The Way You Communicate
The Charlatan: Online anonymity: The internet as a safe space for LGBT+ youth
Morgan Stanley: Parenting in the Digital Age: Fostering Well-being and Resilience
Annual Summer Workshop Teaches Middle School Girls About Digital Wellbeing
Washington Post: Online creators are de facto therapists for millions. It’s complicated.
ADHD Experts Podcast: Mental Health Out Loud: The Mental Health Fallout from Social Media Use
ScreenStrong Families: How YouTube Impacts Middle School Development with Dr. Linda Charmaraman
The role of parents, other adults, peers and informal learning communities in shaping positive social media use in adolescent girls (2022)
Marginalized and Understudied Populations Using Digital Media (2022)
Good Morning America: Parents sue TikTok after daughter dies attempting 'blackout' social media challenge
The Social Complex: How Digital Media is Affecting Teens & Tweens
The LORT Report: Examining racial and gender representation in resident theater leadership
All Projects / Active Projects
Summer School: Gender Equity in Education
The Academic Minute: For LGBTQ Youth, Social Media Can Have Unexpected Benefits
Social Media Friends From Afterschool are Associated With Positive Youth Development in Digital Settings (2022)
Discrimination and racial socialization on Asian American parent and youth mental health
New Study Will Investigate How Discrimination Affects the Mental Health of Asian American Adolescents
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2022
Adolescent Media Project (AMP)
Brasil de Fato: Como as redes sociais podem fomentar o extremismo em jovens?
Study Examines Parents' Perspectives on the Benefits and Challenges of Adolescent Pet Companionship
From Regulating Emotions to Less Lonely Screen Time: Parents’ Qualitative Perspectives of the Benefits and Challenges of Adolescent Pet Companionship (2022)
Innovating Novel Online Social Spaces with Diverse Middle School Girls: Ideation and Collaboration in a Synchronous Virtual Design Workshop (2022)
Business Insider India: How does social media affect teenagers? Understanding the mental health impact — and why it's not all bad
Verywell Health: Social Media Didn’t Cause Teens’ Pandemic Stress
Examining Early Adolescent Positive and Negative Social Technology Behaviors and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Scary Mommy: TikTok For Young Kids? No Thanks
Washington Post: Instagram is touting safety features for teens. Mental health advocates aren’t buying it.
Recent Coverage / 2021
Scary Mommy: How Young Is Too Young For Social Media?
Speaking of Psychology: How social media affects teens’ mental health and well-being, with Linda Charmaraman, PhD
Verywell Mind: TikTok May Be to Blame for Rising Cases of Tic Like Behaviors in Teen Girls
Diverse Data Samples Drive Social Change
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2021
Digital Wellbeing in Middle Schools
Fast Company: How young is too young for social media? Behavioral scientists are closer to an answer
Joining Social Media Before Age 11 Is Associated With Problematic Digital Behaviors
For the media / 2021
Verywell Mind: Facebook Knew Instagram Was Harmful to Mental Health of Teen Girls, Said Nothing
Associations of Early Social Media Initiation on Digital Behaviors and the Moderating Role of Limiting Use (2021)
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