Younger Americans are more likely to use social media at least sometimes for health information than their older peers.

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms. For this analysis, we surveyed 1,316 U.S. teens. The survey was ...

In the early 2000s, social media was a baby. Cut to now: Statista (2023) predicts there should be around six billion social media users worldwide by 2027. While such rapid growth makes it difficult ...

Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media use leads ...