High social media use significantly associated with increased odds of alcohol use among adolescents

High social media use is significantly associated with increased odds of alcohol use among adolescents, according to a new ...
Psychology Today

A Slight Reduction in Phone Use Can Have Surprising Effects

Research shows that some of the damage caused by addictive engagement with smartphones can be repaired, and it may take as ...

Beacon Hill’s effort to restrict social media use by teens is clumsy and invasive, critics say

Proposals from on Beacon Hill aimed at curbing social media use among teens have run into a range of practical, ...
MedPage Today

Increasing Social Media Use in Preteens May Be Hurting Cognition Too

Increases in social media use during early adolescence were linked with lower performance scores measuring cognitive function. Differences were "modest but consistent" in key areas like reading, ...
USA Today

The teen social media crisis is here. What now?

Whether reconnecting with old friends, sharing life's milestones with loved ones or networking among work colleagues, social media has become indispensable for many adults and can be both a ...

Healey proposes limits on ‘out of control’ youth social media use

Less than a week after the House moved to ban social media for users under 14 years old, Gov. Maura Healey proposed her own, ...
OPB

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

young girl studying and listening to music on the laptop sitting on the floor of the living room at home Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto Preteens using increasing ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Increased Social Media Use Linked to Rising Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents

Increased social media use in early adolescence is linked to higher depressive symptoms a year later, suggesting a one-way relationship. The study provides longitudinal data on younger adolescents, ...