It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms ...

A Maryland psychologist shared his thoughts on teen social media use after a new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

News doesn’t just inform; it affects how we feel. What are the psychological trade-offs of consuming news on social media?

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological University, ...

The impact of social media frequently sparks controversy, with headlines often highlighting negative effects such as anxiety, cyberbullying, misinformation and addiction concerns. The issue has even ...

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don’t necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...

While social media can be a cause of anxiety, a researcher at the U of A also found that social media can help reduce anxiety for young adults who have specific personality traits.

Pointing out potentially misleading posts on social media significantly reduces the number of reposts, likes, replies, and views generated by such content, according to a new study co-authored by Yale ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found a link between use of social media by pre-teens and future depression. The study, published this week in the American Medical ...

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 ...

It’s all fun and games until your child develops depression, am I right? Another study just confirmed pre-teens who spend a lot of time on social media are more likely to develop depressive symptoms ...