A study about the impacts of social media found that three out of four children as young as 12 “dislike their bodies and are embarrassed by the way they look,” the Guardian reported. A youth mental health charity called stem4 released the study, which surveyed 1,024 children and young people between the ages of 12-21 years old. “We need to improve understanding of the potentially compelling impact of social media content, and the reinforcement created through algorithms, on young people’s engagement with apps and their consequent mental health,” Krause continued. Roughly 40 percent of participants said they are experiencing mental health distress and one in five reported having body image issues. Overall, 97 percent of children as young as 12 are on social media, according to the report.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2023 20:07 UTC