Medical Xpress June 5, 2025
This fall, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington will launch an ambitious study to explore how teens’ everyday experiences on social media may shape their mental health and potential substance use.
UT Arlington School of Social Work Professors Melissa Lewis and Dana Litt, in collaboration with lead investigator Karrie Curry, a research scientist at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, will follow 250 adolescents of varied backgrounds from across Texas.
Through daily surveys over six weeks, the team will capture how specific types of social media engagement affect participants’ feelings of anxiety and depression and tendency toward risky behavior, such as substance use.
A 12-month follow-up will help determine whether those short-term interactions predict more serious...
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