Only About Half Of Social Science Results Can Be Replicated, Finds New Study

A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of ...
USA Today

'Social Studies' exposes the toxic impacts of social media | The Excerpt

On a special episode (first released on December 5, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Gen Z is the first generation of digital natives, young people who are literally growing up on social media. It’s ...
Pew Research Center

What parents say about their teen’s uses of social media

About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today.
Reason

Study: Social Media Don't Displace In-Person Hangouts for Teens

A new study strikes a blow to the idea that teenage social media use is obliterating in-person time with friends. According to the new research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, teens who ...
The Hollywood Reporter

In FX’s ‘Social Studies,’ Social Media Is “a Lifeline and a Loaded Gun” for L.A. Teenagers

Lauren Greenfield's five-part docuseries puts the lives of teenagers and what's happening on their cell phones on full display to interrogate its true value and detriment. By Kevin Dolak The trials of ...
Los Angeles Times

The disturbing new after-school special that parents of teenagers need to see

My 17-year-old daughter occasionally reminds me that if I had been more supportive of her early success on Musical.ly, she might be a TikTok star by now and I could retire. Presumably to be her ...
USA Today

Teens and TikTok doc 'Social Studies' is a parent's nightmare. But we can learn.

The kids are not all right. That fact is abundantly clear watching "Social Studies," FX's five-part documentary series about how social media has impacted the current generation of teens (now ...
Education Week

What Makes for a Good Social Studies Curriculum?

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...
New York Post

Why not having a ton of friends can be better for your health, according to study

Could a smaller social circle be the key to longevity? Research shows that many animals, including humans, tend to withdraw as they age, a behavioral pattern known as social aging — and isolation ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Portrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite

The State Board of Education approved an early draft of social studies changes, setting up a vote in June that will determine ...
News Medical

Study links social media addiction to worse student mental health and points to family as a key buffer

Social media addiction was linked to higher anxiety and depression in Saudi university students, but the study suggests family environment may be a key factor shaping how strongly those mental health ...
EdSource

Study: Short-term social media breaks can improve mental health in youth

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don’t necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...