Forbes May 25, 2022
A new study published in The Journal of Psychology adds another data point to a disquieting trend in clinical psychology: teenage mental health is plummeting and social media is a major contributing factor.
The researchers, led by María Dolores Sánchez-Hernandez of the University of Granada in Spain, found that teenagers’ moment-to-moment emotional state was directly linked to the number of likes they received on an Instagram post. Moreover, teenagers who tended to engage in social comparison were particularly affected by the number of likes they received on their posts, as were older teenagers (ages 15-18).
“Peer support and acceptance is a major concern during middle and late adolescence,” says Sánchez-Hernandez. “Therefore, adolescents in this stage may engage to a greater...
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