Danger of Social Media and Children By Kelly Jean Sullivan

 
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High levels of screen time and social media use correlates to depression, anxiety, and misperception of body image, addiction, and mental health outcomes.

 The more time adolescents spend on smartphone, the higher levels of depression, insomnia, and anxiety are found one year later

How social media negatively affects children's mental health?

Children and young people's mental health can be adversely impacted by social media usage. There is a range of consequences, including anxiety, depression, body image concerns, self-harm, and substance abuse..

The use of social media has been connected with destructive social comparison, low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, social isolation, and bullying