Recommendations from the American Psychological Association include teaching teens media literacy, monitoring and limiting usage, and attempting to minimize exposure to harmful content.
especially teen girls, has made many experts and parents concerned about the role social media may be playing in this crisis. In their health advisory, the APA drew upon the significant body of scientific evidence to date in order to offer a broad set of guidelines which include limiting and monitoring social media use, ensuring social media does not interfere with teens’ sleep and physical activity, and teaching media literacy.
“Just as we require young people to be trained in order to get a driver’s license,” said APA President Thema Bryant, Ph.D., in a press release. “Our youth need instruction in the safe and healthy use of social media.” Minimizing teens’ exposure to problematic content may prove challenging, as this content is pervasive across social media platforms. According to amore than a third of teen girls reported seeing harmful content related to eating disorders on TikTok and Instagram at least monthly. One in five teen girls of color reported that they encounter racist content on social media on a daily basis.
While the APA’s recommendations are largely geared toward parents, there is information in the report that could be used by policymakers to regulate the industry, such as the insight that features created for adults — such as the “like” button, recommended content, and endless scrolling — may not be appropriate for children.In a press release, Bryant explained that the risks and benefits of social media depend, in large part, on the way these media are used.
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