A study of nearly 12,000 kids found that more social media use in early adolescence predicted higher depressive symptoms one year later. The study tracked children from ages 9–13 using data from the ...

Researchers have developed a deep learning model to detect mental health symptoms and risk factors on social media. Image: Adobe Stock/Deb Berger for Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Social media ...

In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory titled Social Media and Youth Mental Health, which provides compelling evidence that social media harms mental health. Between ages 10 ...

In the early 2000s, social media was a baby. Cut to now: Statista (2023) predicts there should be around six billion social media users worldwide by 2027. While such rapid growth makes it difficult ...

AMES, IA — Last month, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General both issued health advisories. Their concerns and recommendations for teens, parents and policymakers ...

New research finds that more social media use may lead to depressive symptoms over time. Credit: FG Trade Latin / E+ via Getty Images For years, research on social media and youth mental health has ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we'll tell you about a study which now points to a connection between social media and depression in kids. This is KPBS Midday Edition.

"I can’t do anything right." "I do not enjoy life." "My life is not useful." The share of teens who agree with these phrases has doubled over the past decade, according to an annual poll conducted by ...

"I think he's depressed," said Les' mother, furnishing screenshots of her son's social media posts. Philosophical questions about the point of life had begun to appear, as was the sharing of ...