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Which social media features harm youth mental health?

November 06, 2024 12:00 AM EST

Which social media features affect kids’ mental health? Why are kids more vulnerable to these features than adults? What changes can social media platforms make to reduce these harms?

Topics

Mental Health

Ethical Design

Social Media

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Podcast

Parent Media Use, Technoference, and Its Effects on Children | Brandon McDaniel, PhD

November 06, 2024 12:00 AM EST

Topics

Parenting

Mental Health

Social Relationships

Ages

(0-2 yrs) Infants

(3-5 yrs) Preschoolers

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Screen time and mental health: a prospective analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

BMC Public Health

October 07, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Mental Health

Race and Ethnicity

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School
Parenting Tip Sheets

Boys, Health, and Digital Media

October 02, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Digital media's effects on boys' health and development: a guide from the experts

Topics

Gender

Body Image

Mental Health

Physical Health

Social Media

Video Gaming

Ages

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Sex Differences in the Associations of mental Health, Suicidality, Screentime, and Sleep: A Mediation Effect Analysis of Sleep Using Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey 2021

Psychological Reports

August 24, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Gender

Mental Health

Sleep Health

Ages

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Association of suicidality, sleep duration, screen time, and social behaviors among U.S. adolescents

Health Behavior Research

August 19, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Mental Health

Sleep Health

Ages

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Early Childhood Screen Use Contexts and Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Pediatrics

August 05, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Brain and Cognition

Mental Health

Parenting

Ages

(0-2 yrs) Infants

(3-5 yrs) Preschoolers
Scholarly Articles

Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: Results From a Longitudinal Cohort Study of 13-14-Year-Olds in England

Journal of Adolescent Health

July 16, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Cyberbullying

Mental Health

Ages

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Parenting Tip Sheets

Video Gaming 101: Healthy vs Problematic Gaming

July 11, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

A guide from the experts to youth video gaming for parents and educators.

Topics

Video Gaming

Digital Addiction

Mental Health

Neurodiversity

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Cure for tantrums? Longitudinal associations between parental digital emotion regulation and children’s self-regulatory skills

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

June 27, 2024 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Parenting

Mental Health

Ages

(3-5 yrs) Preschoolers

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