Nearly half of teens say social media is bad for youth mental health, report finds

Depression Is Up By 60%, Including Among Teens. What Can Parents Do?

Even among mental health professionals, the CDC’s recent news came as a shock. In a study released earlier this month, the agency reported that depression among US teens and adults has increased 60 percent in the last decade — and that young people, ages 12 to 19, were the age group most likely to report current symptoms of depression. If you’re alarmed by those numbers, you’re not alone. “I’m not surprised that there was a drastic increase [i…

Even some teens say social media is hurting their mental health

A Pew survey highlights the pressures that social media, academics and gender norms create for teens.

A Curious Study on Social Media

Yes, social media may negatively impact you, whether you admit it or not. A study shows teenagers see a huge discrepancy between how social media impacts them versus others.

48% of teens between 13-17 feel social media is harmful to kids their age, Pew Research study finds

Nearly half of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 feel social media's impacts are mostly negative on kids their age, according to a study from 2024 that was just released by the Pew Research Center. 41% felt the impacts were neither positive or negative. Bansi Balar, a freshman at the University of Colorado Boulder, joined CBS News to discuss.

Nearly Half Of Teens Now Think Social Media Hurts Their Mental Health

fcafotodigital/E+/Getty ImagesParents (and researchers) have long been pronouncing the dangers of social media on the developing teen brain. But, it turns out, there might actually be a decent chance that your teen isn’t scrolling through Instagram with rose-colored glasses.A growing number of teens believe that social media adversely affects their generation's mental health, according to a new report from Pew Research Center. Nearly half of tee…

Can’t stop scrolling! Adolescents’ patterns of TikTok use and digital well-being self-perception

Digital well-being, which refers to a balanced individual experience of digital consumption, has been gaining attention recently in the study of the effects of digital technology use. Social networks are central in debates over digital well-being, as social media overuse is often identified as a primary issue. Teenagers who spend an average of three hours daily on social media especially draw the attention of researchers. Based on statistical ev…