Teenage social media use linked to less life-satisfaction for some

Teenage social media use linked to less life-satisfaction for some The more time girls aged between 11 and 13 spend on social media, the less likely they are to be satisfied with life a year later, a study suggests.

The UK study, in Nature Communications, shows the same pattern for boys aged 14 to 15, and 19-year-old boys and girls.

Scientists speculate the vulnerability to social media at particular ages may be linked to brain, hormonal and social changes during adolescent development. BBC News

See also:

• Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media (open access) Nature Communications