Nature2d
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But ...
The Jambar13h
Pros and cons of social media
The Jambar In many ways, social media can be connective, exciting or even inspiring. However, there are also ways ...
Don't Count on Quitting Social Media To Make Your Life Better
A new meta-analysis finds “no significant effects of social media abstinence interventions on positive affect, negative ...
Why Social Media Might Be Making You Slower
A handful of recent studies suggest that social media app usage before a workout could negatively impact performance.
Devdiscourse6d
Social Media’s Real Impact on Mental Health: A Global Study Challenges the Panic
A comprehensive meta-analysis by Oxford, Stanford, and Amsterdam universities finds that social media has a minimal overall ...
Research suggests TikTok and Instagram affect the psychological well-being of teenage girls more than boys
A study by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) reveals that girls who use Instagram ...
Healthline2d
1 Hour of Screen Time at Bedtime Reduces Sleep by 24 Minutes, Study Finds
A new Norwegian study finds that one hour of screen time at bedtime results in a 59% higher risk of insomnia and 24 fewer ...
You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media. But what is it, actually?
The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects ...