Tag: social media and mental health
The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus
Many people view their social media feeds as reflections of their identitiesâand when posts center on a specific diagnosis, it can feel like the platform is diagnosing them.
Autistic People Are Breaking Stereotypes And Connecting Online
From BESE: While several recent articles and blogs have argued that social media can have a negative impact on our mental health, many members of the...
Our Obsession with Wealth and Youth is Making Us Insane
In this interview for Broadly, Lauren Greenfield speaks about her new documentary, "Generation Wealth," which takes a sobering look at our societal addiction to the...
A Likely Culprit for Teen Mental Health Deterioration
From The Conversation: In the five years between 2010 and 2015, U.S. teens' mental health greatly deteriorated. The sudden ascendance of the smartphone is most...
Instagram Worst App for Young People’s Mental Health
From CNN: A British study found that Instagram has a negative effect on young people's mental health, especially on young women's body image. The Royal...
âInstagram Launches New Tool to Offer Mental Health Supportâ
âInstagram is launching a new tool that allows users to anonymously flag posts about self-harm or other mental health issues. Once a picture is flagged,...
âStudy Links Mobile Device Addiction to Depression and Anxietyâ
A study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior found that addictions to mobile devices are linked to anxiety and depression in college students....
âTaking Media Out of Social Occasionsâ
âSocial mediaâs link to jealousy and depression is well-chronicled,â Kara Baskin writes in the Boston Globe, âand the recent holidays â when all sorts of unsavory emotions bubble forth anyway â amplify it.â
