Kids Who Use Social Media Score Lower on Reading and Memory Tests, a Study Shows

Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better

Researchers are only just beginning to piece together the complex ways that technology affects young minds, but a new study raises some serious concerns. A paper published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, better known as JAMA, explored the relationship between social media use and cognitive performance in kids starting at age 9. The new research drew on data collected from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (…

Social media use hurts preteens' development of reading and memory skills

Children who increasingly used social media over multiple years scored worse on reading and memory tests than those who consumed little or no social media, a new study finds. The researchers say their findings underscore a need for more stringent age restrictions on social media.

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media.That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in teens. The findings are published in JAMA.“This is a really exciting study,” says psychologist Mitch Prinstein at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who …

Increasing Social Media Use in Preteens May Be Hurting Cognition Too

(MedPage Today) -- Increases in social media use during early adolescence were significantly associated with lower performance in key areas of cognitive function, according to data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study....

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows – DG Verifications & Stats

Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in teens. The findings are published in JAMA. “This is a really exciting study,” says psychologist Mitch Prinstein at the…

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