There are a number of negative and positive effects that come from the modern and constant use of social media, however, the ...

A new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

It is common to hear all the reasons why social media is bad. However, social media can have a powerful effect, and some have harnessed that power for good.

U.S. teens spend an average of 4.8 hours every day on various social media platforms. That amount of screen time has been ...

And now, nearly half of US teens say social media has a mostly negative effect on people their age — and almost the same proportion say they’re cutting back on social media use. That’s ...

Negative motivation’ on social media explains why we end up exercising from a place of comparison. So what if you’ve been motivated after comparing your body or your ability to that of another ...

Adolescents with mental health conditions spend more time on social media and engage differently online than their mentally ...

too much exposure to such news from peers can lead to negative feelings of comparison and may impact someone’s self-esteem, Yang says. "Shut off social media if you find that it is impacting you ...

"This exposure fuels social comparison focused on appearance ... This is one of the negative effects of social media on teens. One of the effects of social media on teens is that it can affect ...