Dutch adolescents spend about six hours per day on their mobile phones, of which two and a half hours are spend on social media. What does this their mean for their mental health?
In an essay written for UNICEF Patti Valkenburg, Amber van der Wal and Ine Beyens try to answer this question. The essay is in Dutch and is titled: "Schermgeluk en schermverdriet: de invloed van social media op de mentale gezondheid van jongeren."
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…
Dutch adolescents spend about six hours per day on their mobile phones, of which two and a half hours are spend on social media. What does this their mean for their mental health?
In an essay written for UNICEF Patti Valkenburg, Amber van der…
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…
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by a NWO Spinoza Prize awarded to Patti Valkenburg
