Problematic use of social media—characterized by loss of control and compulsive engagement—may significantly increase depressive symptoms in adolescents under the age of 16, according to a new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two studies investigated the longitudinal effects of problematic social media use among adolescents. Problematic ...

For many parents, social media has become one of the biggest unknowns of modern parenting. Some wonder, is it just about how teens socialize now, or could it be harming their mental health longterm? A ...

Problematic social media use among young adults is associated with more frequent everyday memory failures, underscoring the potential cognitive correlates of excessive online engagement. Study: ...

Problematic social media use (PSMU) shares many features of other behavioral addictions. PSMU was recently reviewed in the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine by National ...

Social media has become as much a part of our daily lives as eating or sleeping. What started as a way for people to connect and share pictures has grown into a billion-dollar industry that shapes ...

A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a Ph.D. student in McGill's Department of Sociology and author of ...

Active use of social media may have a bigger impact on the loneliness of those aged at least 60, a South Korean study has found.

TORONTO — Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a ...

About The Study: This cohort study of U.S. youths found that year-to-year elevations in self-reported problematic social media use were directly associated with ...