Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).

Social media has transformed the way we connect, communicate, and consume information. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook, ...

Other key findings from the survey: More teens report spending too much time on social media: 45% of teens say they spend too much time on social media in our current survey, up from 36% in 2022.

For Generation Z and Generation Alpha, social media isn’t just a tool it's a lifestyle, a social space, a source of ...

Social media, especially TikTok, has become a primary source of mental health information for youth. There needs to be more research done collaboratively with social media companies.

Troubling ties between teens, social media and mental health : Short Wave Rates of depression and anxiety have risen among teens over the last decade. Amid this ongoing mental health crisis, the ...

Removing social media from bedtime routines often leads to improved sleep quality and duration. Better sleep directly enhances mental health through improved emotional regulation, increased stress ...

Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age ...

Social media outpacing experts as source of mental health information for 2 in 3 Australians. More than half of Australians are turning away from mental health professionals and to social media ...

Health care professionals are focusing on the correlation between social media use and high rates of anxiety and depression in teenagers. Rose Conlon of member station KMUW reports from Derby, Kan.

Many young people struggling with their mental health are turning to social media – not trained professionals – for answers, in what experts say could be to “their own downfall and their own ...