Time:  Jul 01, 2020
Location:  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:  Virtual
Topics
Social Media
Mental Health
Social Relationships

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

  • Larry Rosen, PhD

    Professor Emeritus and Past Chair Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Moderator

  • Emily Weinstein, PhD

    Principal Investigator Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education

  • Kara Bagot, MD

    Medical Director; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai Center on Addiction Alliance; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Linda Charmaraman, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist; Director Wellesley Centers for Women; Youth, Media, and Wellbeing Research Lab

Video and Resources

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