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IPTU Fall 2023: Social media gets teens hooked while feeding aggression and impulsivity, and researchers think they know why

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health...rain-nov14-1.7029406

Dr. Murthy, US Surgeon General identifies social media as an important driver in the youth mental health crisis.
On average, women 18-22 in Canada 56% would be considered "clinically addicted" to their phones - use disrupts sleep, learning, relationships. This is true for about a third of men of the same age group.
Changes to the brain including decreased serotonin hypothesized.
This matters since there are many poor mental health outcomes related to social media use:
- May be predisposed long-term to violent, rule-breaking, or disregarding others' rights.
- Social media use was associated with increased aggression in students from Grade 7 to 11, and increased impulsivity in high school students.
- Still need to figure out who has been most affected, how much and what can be done.
Legislation is in the works to increase online provider accountability for harmful content - i.e. allowing for more "top down" (regulation/legislation) perspective as opposed to just "ground up" strategies (individual/parental responsibilities and awareness).

11/20/232:31 PM

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