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Social Media Use in Adolescents
Aka: Social Media Use in Adolescents
- See Also
- Electronic Media Use in Children
- Adolescent Health
- Pediatric Heath Maintenance
- Epidemiology
- Smartphone use in U.S. approaches 95% among ages 13 to 17 years old (with 50% reporting frequent use)
- Nearly 15% of high school students reported electronic Bullying in 2017
- Advantages
- May augment social support in some teens
- May diversify information exposure
- Adverse Effects
- May impact sleep
- May impact attention and learning
- Driving safety risk
- Texting or emailing while driving was reported in nearly 40% of high school students in 2017
- Unsafe contact risk
- Cyber-Bullying
- Personal privacy compromise risk
- HIstory: Social Media Questions
- See HEADSS Psychosocial Interview
- Prevention
- Balance Screen Time with other activities
- See Electronic Media Use in Children
- Limit overall Screen Time
- Maintain at least 1 hour of Physical Activity daily
- Maintain at least 8 hours of sleep per night
- Avoid electronic devices in the bedroom
- Avoid screen exposure within one hour of bed
- Privacy
- Optimize provacy settings within social media applications
- Discuss unsafe contacts and protecting personal information
- Inaccurate content
- Discuss digital literacy and critical thinking
- Be aware of inaccurate content
- Safety
- Discuss the risks of sharing compromising information or images in texts or social media
- Discuss Cyberbullying and treating others with respect online
- Be wary of online solicitation or "sexting"
- References
- Klein (2020) Am Fam Physician 101(3): 147-58 [PubMed]