Frequent social media use harmful for high school students, study finds

Frequent social media use is doubtlessly dangerous for adolescent psychological well being amongst U.S. highschool college students, in keeping with analysis printed in a complement to the Oct. 10 problem of the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Emily Younger, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of frequent social media use and experiences with bullying victimization, persistent emotions of unhappiness or hopelessness, and suicide threat utilizing information from the Youth Danger Conduct Survey.

The researchers discovered that 77.0 p.c of scholars reported frequent social media use, with variations noticed by intercourse, sexual id, and racial and ethnic id.

Each in general and in stratified fashions, frequent social media use was related to the next prevalence of bullying, victimization at college and electronically, persistent emotions of unhappiness or hopelessness, and a few suicide threat (contemplating making an attempt suicide and having made a suicide plan).

“Though further analysis is required to grasp exactly how social media use differentially impacts adolescent threat for bullying victimization, poor psychological well being, and suicide, present evidence-based prevention methods can be utilized by households, faculties, and communities to advertise adolescent psychological well being and stop harm and violence,” the authors write.

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