Are our children actually at risk?
Research from the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford in England, found that social media has very limited effects on the average teenager’s well-being. The study, which was published this week in the, was based on eight years of survey data on UK teenagers.
If a teen started using social media more, did that increase or decrease their well-being? If they felt better or worse about their life, did that impact their social media use? "The social media well-being debate is so tense," Orben said."This work tries to put all our cards on the table and hope that it helps the discussion progress."
Relying on teens to self report how much time they spent on social media is likely to result in inaccurate data. Hunt also raised concerns that asking teens to report life satisfaction is not a scientifically valid way of measuring well-being. In contrast, her study used the UCLA Loneliness Scale, which has been tested by various researchers.
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