Скачать или смотреть The Science behind the Story of Social Media and Teen Mental Health

Adolescents spend much of their lives online and fears are high that digital technology use, and social media in particular, is harming their social and emotional development. Last week, the Surgeon General issued an advisory about social media and adolescent mental health leading to a flurry of reporting about the “profound risk of harm” to our children. The narrative around social media and adolescent development has been negative, but surprisingly the empirical support for the story of increasing deficits and disconnection is limited. This talk will synthesize findings from recent large-scale reviews of the associations between social media use and adolescent well-being and present new findings from our large study of adolescents followed daily via their mobile devices. Recommendations for improving science and practice for adolescents in an increasingly digital and uncertain age will also be provided.