Social media linked to poorer mental health in adolescence
Image credit: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing. According to the...
Teenage social media bans pose risks
Credit: Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. “We cannot ban our way out of a youth mental health crisis”: social media bans for teenagers lack evidence and pose risks, scientists say. In December 2025,...
Problematic social media use predicts higher depressive symptoms in adolescents
Image credit: TheEgdeLord, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. Problematic social media use can be used as a key predictor of higher depressive symptoms in adolescents under 16. A longitudinal study following...