Tag: social media
The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood...
Exploring the paradox of increasing trauma diagnoses in a safer world and the proliferation of trauma culture.
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.
Johann Hari: Stolen Focus – Why You Canât Pay Attention
Johann Hari joins us to talk about his latest book Stolen Focus: Why You Canât Pay Attention, in which he examines the reasons behind our inability to focus and seeks to understand how this crisis affects our wellbeing and society.
Does Facebook Use Improve Social Connections or Weaken Attention?
A network analysis of participantsâ social media use and well-being reveals complex links with social capital but a minimal association with attentional control.
Linking Screen Time, Smartphones, and Stress Among Young Adults
New review ties increased screen time to increasing anxiety and depression among young adults throughout the United States.
Do Social Network Sites Help or Harm Well Being?
How does social network site use influence well-being? Researchers suggest this depends on the extent to which site use is âconnection-promoting."
This Is Why Your Mental Health Can Get Worse Around Christmas
In this piece for HuffPost UK, Sophie Gallagher highlights some of the common factors that harm people's mental health during the holiday season, including financial stress, loneliness,...
Sense of Purpose Reduces Negative Effects of Social Media Use
New research shows that having a strong sense of personal meaning and purpose can reduce the negative effects of social media use.
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...
Why Social Media can Never Fill the Void in our Depressing...
From VICE: According to Marcus Gilroy-Ware, author of Filling the Void: Emotion, Capitalism & Social Media, society's widespread use of social media stems from and is exploited...
âGet Ready for More Drug Ads: Facebook is Making a Bid...
For STAT, Rebecca Robbins reports that weâll soon see drug ads â âboth overt and stealthyâ â on Facebook and other social media outlets.
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