A focus on how we engage with social media—not just how long we spend on it—is key to analyzing the impact on mental health, ...

Policies that impact social determinants of health may influence an individual's risk of depression, according to a new study published in PLOS One by Mary Nicolaou of the Amsterdam UMC, The ...

Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are significantly more likely to suffer escalating psychological distress ...

Teens with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions may experience social media very differently from their peers. Those with internalising conditions were twice as likely to compare ...

Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, over half of teens admit that it’d be very difficult ...

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 ...

With school mental health policy, the government of India aims to increase efforts towards the betterment of students' mental wellbeing.

Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing, with the strongest effects in early adolescence, according to new ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that a reduction in social media use can improve mental health. Image Credit: Olga Pankova/Getty Images Cutting back on social media for a week resulted in less ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ...