The New York Times wrote an article on how everyone says social media is bad for adolescents, but so far there is little research proving that social media directly causes harmful outcomes. Project AWeSome's research on adolescents'social media use is mentioned severeal times in the article.
Through teens' eyes: The benefits and drawbacks of social media
Members of Project AWeSome (Adolescents, Well-being, and Social media) interviewed 480 adolescents aged 14 to 17 about the pros and cons of social media, relying on a survey study and qualitative interviews. For most adolescents, the pros of social media…