Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...

The World Happiness Report 2026 warns about one of the most widespread—and least visible—effects of intensive social media ...

A new study by the University of Galway has suggested that the impact of social media on teenagers’ health and wellbeing may be less than often feared. While the study recognises that time spent on ...

Stepping away from social media can initially trigger withdrawal-like symptoms.

For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans and ...

How harmful is social media for teenagers? This is one of the most debated questions surrounding youth health today, and the answer is complicated and nuanced. A new narrative review published in the ...

A group of young people using smartphone forming a circle outdoors. Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Recent trials have had an element not seen in decades past—social media evidence. The digital ...

A group of teenagers claim they need social media "to survive", but one head calls it "a disaster".

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and experiences of teens vary across sites. This ...

For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans and ...