Morning Wire Social Media & Mental Health | Sunday Special | 6.11.23
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Jun 11, 2023 Exploring the impact of social media on adolescent mental health reveals alarming trends, particularly among girls. Research links early use to rising rates of anxiety, depression, and even gender dysphoria. Personal stories highlight how platforms exacerbated issues like eating disorders. Despite being hyper-connected, teens report increasing loneliness, raising questions about the quality of their relationships. Legislative debates propose measures like age verification, navigating parental responsibilities and the need for regulation in a digital age.
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Social Media & Adolescent Mental Health
- Social media is harming adolescent mental health, especially for girls.
- Increased anxiety, depression, and gender dysphoria correlate with early and prolonged social media use.
Girls' Vulnerability to Social Media
- Girls' psychological development makes them more vulnerable to social media's addictive nature and pressures around body image.
- Cyberbullying also affects girls more due to the importance of social interaction.
Ballet, Eating Disorders, and TikTok
- Marjorie Salvatera's daughter, a ballerina, developed an eating disorder due to body image pressures, a problem seen in other girls at the treatment center.
- Many moms blame TikTok for promoting unhealthy ideals and extreme political views.