Girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are widely exposed to beauty content online that promotes products unsuitable for young skin—even when they are not actively seeking beauty-related information.

Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.

Social media use in adolescence is linked to delayed bedtimes, negative self-image and, especially among teenage girls, greater distrust, a new UCL study shows. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Laurie Schott and Victoria Hinks both lost their teenage daughters to suicide. And both blame social media. More specifically ...

For the latest survey data on social media and tech use among teens, see “Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025.” Public health experts, lawmakers and parents have cautioned about the effects of ...

Social media does not create but rather amplifies notorious challenges teen girls often experience in real life: self-consciousness, body image issues, insecurity, and peer aggression. That is why ...

Psychologists rightfully blame girls’ high stress levels and poor mental health outcomes at least partly on social media. The average girl today starts using social platforms by age 12, and they are ...

It’s August, and a show of hands in an auditorium filled with 300 students at All Saints Anglican School in Australia shows that few of the Grade 9 and 10 students sitting in plush red seats had heard ...

Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy ...