Researchers appear divided over the effect of screen time and social media on teens' - particularly girls' - mental health. In this report, three researchers share their views, including Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who says social media, in particular, may be causing anxiety among teens.

White teenage boys are being exposed via social media to groups peddling hate. Writer Joanna Schroeder explains how she protects her kids from the extremist propaganda they encounter online.

Adolescents who checked social media more than three times daily had increased psychological distress, compared with those with lower social media use, according to a UK study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Researchers also found that reduced sleep quality and elevated cyberbullying exposure accounted for about 60% of the correlation between very frequent…

Smartphone-driven social media is one of the main drivers of stress among students, research shows. Now, some schools are taking steps to help reduce students' anxiety by engaging students in mindfulness activities, hiring outside firms to scan social media for signs students need additional support, and encouraging students to unplug.

Carol Chandler Thompson, rektor för Blackheath high school, en privatskola för flickor från förskola till gymnasienivå utanför London. Du är rektor för en skola där lärarna och eleverna använder sociala medier i klassrummet. Varför gör ni det?

The effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are limited and probably "tiny", a study of 12,000 UK adolescents suggests. Family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing, says the University of Oxford research team.

Researchers for Dubit, BBC Children's and the University of Sheffield's School of Education in England surveyed the viewing habits of 3,154 children from birth to 16 regarding social media and television. The survey found that 91% of children have access to tablets and that YouTube was watched on a tablet by 58% of children.

Hallå där, Osama Abbas, matematiklärare på Elinebergsskolan i Helsingborg. Du gör livevideo-lektioner i matematik via Instagram som sänds efter skoltid. Hur går det till?

Unrestricted access to a screen, much like a sugar addiction, can lead to an unhealthy obsession. But we must also prepare our children for a world where technology is king.

Arga, långa och krävande. Mejl från föräldrar kan vara ett problem. Men det finns sätt att slippa stress och frustration. Här är några tips.

Teen girls and boys who used social media more than five hours daily had 50% and 35% higher depressive symptoms, respectively, compared with peers who had one to three hours of daily social media use, indicating a stronger link between social media use and depression among girls, UK researchers reported in the journal EClinicalMedicine.

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