This chart shows the biggest perceived threats to teenagers' mental health from the perspective of parents and teens.

Other key findings from the survey: More teens report spending too much time on social media: 45% of teens say they spend too much time on social media in our current survey, up from 36% in 2022.

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...

Repeated exposure to distressing content on social media platforms is linked to secondary trauma, anxiety, and emotional ...

Vernon Kay has spoken about the negative effects of social media on mental health and how he has taken the decision to 'step ...

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Frequent social media use may affect these feelings as children compare themselves to others they see online. In addition, functions like emotional learning, impulse control and emotional regulation ...

Students were invited to participate in a survey conducted by The Chronicle, designed to explore their personal experiences ...

Participants with high and increasing addictive patterns of mobile phone, social media and video game use were at least 1.5 times more likely to report mental health problems than those with low ...

Critics of Haidt’s take suggest that the evidence is mixed regarding whether increasing levels of teen mental health problems ...

The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) from stories and posts leads to anxiety amongst users.

Children between the ages of nine and 10 who spent more time on mobile devices have a least twice the likelihood of developing mental health issues for four years, according to doctors.