As social media becomes a central part of young people's lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health.

More than half of college students are lonely – and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of tens of thousands of 18 to 24-year-olds in the US shows.

Countries around the world are moving to restrict children’s access to social media, led by Australia’s landmark law banning ...

The findings come from a nationally representative study of more than 20,000 Americans that Gallup and the Charles F.

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

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 amounts ...

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...

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 ...

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...

Goals are to clarify benefits and risks of social media and to contribute to evidence-based guidance for healthy use for ...

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, ...