The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two. Aaron Brown | 5.30.2023 10:15 AM.

Passive scrolling on social media leads to anxiety and depression – new study This compared to more active users of social media, researchers found. Ben Mitchell. Friday 30 June 2023 12:52 BST.

Lee, an expert in the consequences of social media use, says the statistics are alarming, especially when it comes to teenage girls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2021 Youth Risk ...

"I think he's depressed," said Les' mother, furnishing screenshots of her son's social media posts. Philosophical questions about the point of life had begun to appear, as was the sharing of ...

Among respondents who had reported symptoms in 2018, those who engaged in three or more out of the seven measured social media activities -- chatting, reading the news, watching videos, playing games, ...

Social media usage has risen precipitously since the early 2010s. According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, “persistent sadness and hopelessness” climbed each year in the same timespan.

Preteens are more likely to develop symptoms of depression as their use of social media increases, researchers reported May 21 in JAMA Network Open. Depression symptoms increased 35% as kids ...

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A study in China found that engaging in social media activities was associated with a 24 per cent lower likelihood of developing depression symptoms among middle-aged and elderly people. The study ...