Excess social media use harms teen health
The incredible growth of social media over the last decade has fueled many debates on whether it’s actually good or bad. Now, a new study sheds light on the effects of social media on the health and wellbeing in young people.
A team of researchers at the Imperial College London and the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health at University College London found that frequent social media use indirectly damages the mental health of teens, especially young girls, through cyberbullying, lack of sleep, and reduced physical activity.
The study, which was published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, reveals that social media use is unlikely to cause direct harm to adolescent girls, but if the prolonged use displaces sleep and exercise, or contains cyberbullying, it can negatively impact their mental health.
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