Abstract. Adolescents’ experiences with social media are complex and can impact their mental well-being differently. Our study aimed to understand how neur

This Collection welcomes original research articles on social media and social interaction in adolescence.

Using a nationally representative UK sample of adolescents with clinical-level mental health symptoms, this Registered Report examined differences in social media use. The results suggest that adolesc...

University allocates funding and contact point for U.S. scholars looking to relocate to Brussels

Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration's proposed cuts to federal research funding, particul...

Users are outraged as Meta automatically made them follow Trump and Vance on Facebook and blocked #Democrat hashtags on Instagram.

Meta’s planned shift away from third party fact-checking in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

I co-wrote this piece with the fantastic Margarita Panayiotou, Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester who’s work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, social media & adolescent mental health...

Digital Literacy Games – A curated list of educational games to test your ability to identify deepfakes and develop digital literacy skills.  Creating Disinformation Games Cat Park Players are challen...

Australia recently announced plans to ban young people from social media due to concerns about platforms like Instagram and TikTok harming their physical and mental health. This move follows similar a...