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During the pandemic, tweens and teens used social media constantly to connect with their friends and family for self-expression and emotional support – but sometimes social comparison, fear of missing out, cyberbullying and other online negativity can affect their self-esteem or leave them feeling anxious or depressed. Children and Screens’ #AskTheExperts webinar “Constantly Connected: The Social Media Lives of Teenagers,” held on July 1st, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT via Zoom, featured an interdisciplinary panel of experts who discussed the research on social media’s psychological effects on tweens and teens, and provided strategies to protect young people from potential social media pitfalls and tools to help teens communicate positively online.
Speakers
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Larry Rosen, PhD
Professor Emeritus and Past ChairModerator -
Emily Weinstein, PhD
Principal Investigator -
Kara Bagot, MD
Medical Director; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry -
Linda Charmaraman, PhD
Senior Research Scientist; Director