Associations of Early Social Media Initiation on Digital Behaviors and the Moderating Role of Limiting Use (2021)
Publications / Journal Publications
Channel Q: The Safe Spaces On Social Media for LGBTQ+ Youth
Recent Coverage / 2021
Companion Animal Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness during COVID-19 (2021)
Diverse Data Samples Drive Social Change
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2021
Examining Early Adolescent Positive and Negative Social Technology Behaviors and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Exploring Adolescent Social Media Use
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Fast Company: How young is too young for social media? Behavioral scientists are closer to an answer
Findings from the Social Media Use, Health, and Parental Monitoring Study
Joining Social Media Before Age 11 Is Associated With Problematic Digital Behaviors
For the media / 2021
Middle Schoolers Learn About STEM and Digital Wellbeing During Annual Summer Workshop
New Research on the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Teens
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
NIH Awards Wellesley Centers for Women Funding to Promote Undergraduate Research
For the media / 2018
Prototyping for Social Wellbeing with Early Social Media Users: Belonging, Experimentation, and Self-Care (2021)
Quantity, Content, and Context Matter: Associations Among Social Technology Use and Sleep Habits in Early Adolescents (2020)
Quantity, content, and context of social media use may affect adolescents’ sleep
For the media / 2020
Scary Mommy: How Young Is Too Young For Social Media?
ScreenStrong Families: How YouTube Impacts Middle School Development
Social and Behavioral Health Factors Associated with Violent and Mature Gaming in Early Adolescence (2020)
The Conversation: Social media gives support to LGBTQ youth when in-person communities are lacking
The New York Times: Worried About Your Teen on Social Media? Here’s How to Help.
WCW Hosts Workshop for Middle Schoolers on STEM, Digital Wellbeing, and Identity
WCW Partners with Local Middle School to Promote Healthy Social Media Use
For the media / 2019
When Social Distancing Collides with Social Media
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2020
Young Sexual Minority Adolescent Experiences of Self-expression and Isolation on Social Media: Cross-sectional Survey Study (2021)