Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health
Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health
- August 19, 2024
- Candice L. Odgers, CPIP and social ecology, Greater Good Magazine, August 19, 2024
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Candice Odgers, associate dean and professor of psychology and informatics at University of California, Irvine, points out that the science to date “does not support the widespread panic around social media and mental health.” She notes that, in addition to findings from multiple large-scale meta-analyses and reviews, an expert committee, convened by the National Academies of Sciences, reported in 2023 that the available research on social media and kids’ health and well-being shows only “small effects and weak associations.
For the full story, please visit https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_insights_from_teens_about_social_media_and_mental_health.
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