How bad is social media, actually?
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On Oct 24, 2023, 41 states banded together to sue the international tech giant Meta for intentionally making social media…
On Oct 24, 2023, 41 states banded together to sue the international tech giant Meta for intentionally making social media…
This is Jessica. Jake Hofman, Angelos Chatzimparmpas, Amit Sharma, Duncan Watts, and I write: Amid rising concerns of…
Developmentally appropriate video game controls emphasize the dynamic nature of a kid's growth. Here's how to adjust them for…
A new study on social media use and mental health tells us little about the actual effects.
Laws banning social media use by kids are increasingly popular. Unlikely to achieve their goals, they may even cause harm by…
Une nouvelle étude probante publiée cette semaine (lien plus bas) suggère que la pratique des jeux vidéo pourrait présenter…
In a story about the impacts that social media usage can have on teenagers, Kyle Johnson, M.D, says the pandemic accelerated a…
Around the world, teenagers are suffering worse mental health in the last decade. Social media may be a cause. Will Congress…
Confused about whether screen time matters for teen mental health? New studies show it does—sometimes.
Whatever your view of tech’s impact on our children, here are three common-sense rules we can all follow.
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
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Daniel James is a GP and GP trainer based in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. He is on Twitter: @danielsjames This is an article…
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The COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent lockdown initiated in much of the world, has highlighted the crucial role of social…
[TOTM: The following is part of a blog series by TOTM guests and authors on the law, economics, and policy of the ongoing COVID-1…
Doom Eternal does contain gratuitous violence, but the evidence suggests violence in video games doesn't affect people's…
Changing the way we teach our young people about uncertainty could help them become more…
One of our chief jobs as parents is to encourage our kids to make and maintain strong friendships. It is one of the skills they…
This is Episode 19 of PsychCrunch, the podcast from the British Psychological Society’s Research Digest, sponsored by Routledge…
In early 2019, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) produced and published in previously reputable journals papers purporting to…
Parents should address technology use with attention to the content and quality of what their teens are doing…
Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski write: The widespread use of digital technologies by young people has spurred speculation that…
It's the study all teenagers have been dreaming to see.
We don't yet know what the immersion in technology does to our brains, but one neuroscientist says the answer is likely to be…
Social media is linked to depression—or not. First-person shooter video games are good for cognition—or they encourage violence.
The UK Chief Medical Officer has just released a report on screen use and the mental health and wellbeing of children. This…
On the day that the UK’s Chief Medical Officer has released a report on screen use and the mental health and wellbeing of…
A new study led by Amy Orber examines the relationship between screen time and well-being for adolescents. Published in Nature…
Losing even just a bit of weight can be enough to restore fertility in women. Digital technology does not appear to have a…
Enlarge (credit: SimpleTexting.com) In South Korea, people under the age of 16 can’t play online games between midnight and…
Catchy headlines like “Heavy Social Media Use Linked With Mental Health Issues In Teens” and “Have Smartphones Destroyed a…
Yes, Please to this article by Amy Orben and Andrew K. Przybylski, which I plan to pass around like I’m Oprah with cars. Titled…
According to a study that appears in today’s issue of the journal Nature Human Behaviour, previous findings on the harmful…
In a heavy-duty new scientific paper published this week, University of Oxford researchers argue that association between…
Stop Worrying About Screen Time So Much Lost in a Good Game by Dr Pete Etchells
Une nouvelle étude menée par des chercheurs de l'université d'Oxford (Royaume-Uni) a permis de suivre les données de plusieurs…
Более значимыми оказались качество сна, буллинг в школе и курение
A study of 300,000 adolescents and parents in the UK and USA shows that only 0.4% of wellbeing in adolescents is associated…
Un estudio encontró que el tiempo de uso de la tecnología digital tiene un impacto mínimo en el bienestar psicológico de los…