Is the time teenagers spend on social media really damaging their wellbeing and mental health? The evidence base is mixed and inconsistent.

This article proposes screen recording as a promising method for studying digital environments in education, presenting three cases of integrating screen recordings into a qualitative design: social media use in the classroom, school leadership practice, and writing practices in multilingual classrooms.

Många barn och ungdomar får en skev kroppsuppfattning via ideal som de hämtar från sociala medier. Det kan bidra till att barnen utvecklar ätstörningar. Professor Ata Ghaderi vid Karolinska institutet vill nu nå skolledare och elevhälsoteam för att arbeta förebyggande med metoden ”Body project”.

The relationship between teenagers’ mental health, wellbeing and social media has been under the microscope in recent months. But the discussions and debates are ignoring one vital detail: teenagers aren’t all the same. Factors like location and household income can define their relationship to tech, as well as how it impacts their mental health.

This study examines how school leaders use Facebook as a leadership practice within contexts of public visibility, accountability, and governance. Drawing on dialogic public relations theory, it explores how policy demands and institutional expectations shape communication strategies. (pdf)

En studie från Malmö universitet visar hur extremistiska uttryck har blivit en del av det vardagliga politiska samtalet på nätet. Hat, hot och våldsbejakande budskap sprids öppet i sociala mediers kommentarsfält – ofta utan att ifrågasättas.

Langt de fleste elever kan finde noget negativt at sige om deres egen krop. Hos de yngste handler det om, hvad kroppen kan, mens udseendet bliver vigtigst i udskolingen.

Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day.

For many young people with the condition, screen interactions are especially hard to resist — and intensify the mental-health challenges they face.

Tuva Haglunds forskning handlar om "en ny plattform för litteraturförmedling". Hon har funnit en plats för läsfrämjande där mörka teman och tabun utforskas.