Works Cited

Citing Used Sources

Overview
Mayo Clinic: "Teens and Social Media Use"
Yale Medicine: "Social Media, Teen Mental Health: A parent's Guide"
University of Queensland: "How Social Media Affects Teenagers"
Psychology Today: "The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Youth"
UNICEF: "Is Social Media Bad For Teens' Mental Health?"
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health"


Social Media Benefits and Drawbacks
Pew Research Center: "Teens and Their Experiences on Social Media"
PR Newswire: "New Survey Reveals Teens Get Their News from Social Media and YouTube"
DemandSage: "Fake News Statistics"
Pew Research Center: "A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying"
Station X: "Social Media Hacking Statistics"


The Role Social Media Plays in the Lives of Teenagers
Pew Research Center: "Teens, Social Media and Technology 2018"
Johns Hopkins University: "Social Media and Teen Mental Health"
Child Mind Institute: "2019 Children’s Mental Health Report"
ElectrolIQ: "Social Media and Mental Health Statistics"
Pew Research Center: "Teens, Technology, and Friendships"


Numbers Speak: Surveys and Stats in Social Media Usage
Pew Research Center: "Americans’ Social Media Use"
Pew Research Center: "Teens, Social Media, and Technology 2022"
Pew Research Center: "Teens and Social Media Fact Sheet"
World Economic Forum: "Social Media and Teenagers: Insights from 2022"
Statista: "U.S. Teens: Hours Spent on Social Networks Per Day"


Managing the Impact Caused by Social Media on Teenagers
Yale Medicine "How Social Media Affects Your Teen’s Mental Health: A Parent’s Guide > News > Yale Medicine"

Recover from the Impact of Social Media and Discover a New Life!
Your Teen Magazine: "100 Things Teenagers Can Do Without Screens"
AP News: "Influenced: Social Media and Teens’ Mental Health"
Growing Play: "8 Things Tweens and Teens Can Do Instead of Social Media"
Making Sense of Cents: "Things to Do Instead of Social Media"


How can we use Social Media in a Beneficial way?
Psychology Today: "Social Media’s Positive Power for Young People"
Mayo Clinic: "Teens and Social Media Use: What's the Impact?"
Embark Behavioral Health: "Can Social Media Be a Positive Influence on Teens?"

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