For many parents, social media has become one of the biggest unknowns of modern parenting. Some wonder, is it just about how teens socialize now, or could it be harming their mental health longterm? A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two studies investigated the longitudinal effects of problematic social media use among adolescents. Problematic ...

Problematic social media use (PSMU) shares many features of other behavioral addictions. PSMU was recently reviewed in the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine by National ...

Problematic social media use among young adults is associated with more frequent everyday memory failures, underscoring the potential cognitive correlates of excessive online engagement. Study: ...

Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

The prospective association between problematic social media use and ADHD symptoms was stronger among boys, while no significant association was found among girls. Overall, the observed effects were ...

A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a Ph.D. student in McGill's Department of Sociology and author of ...

Problematic use of social media—characterized by loss of control and compulsive engagement—may significantly increase depressive symptoms in adolescents under the age of 16, according to a new study ...

Social media has become as much a part of our daily lives as eating or sleeping. What started as a way for people to connect and share pictures has grown into a billion-dollar industry that shapes ...

As social media becomes a central part of young people's lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one ...

About The Study: This cohort study of U.S. youths found that year-to-year elevations in self-reported problematic social media use were directly associated with ...