Getting Schooled on Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health

Alison O'Daffer¹, Amy Vatne Bintliff², Cinnamon S Bloss³

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¹ San Diego Joint Doctoral Program of Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, California; Center for Empathy and Technology, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
² Department of Education Studies, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
³ Center for Empathy and Technology, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: cbloss@health.ucsd.edu.

PMID: 38852088
PMCID: PMC12045555
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.05.002

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Getting Schooled on Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health

Alison O'Daffer et al. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Aug.

. 2024 Aug;75(2):211-213.

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.05.002. Epub 2024 Jun 8.

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Alison O'Daffer¹, Amy Vatne Bintliff², Cinnamon S Bloss³

Affiliations

¹ San Diego Joint Doctoral Program of Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, California; Center for Empathy and Technology, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
² Department of Education Studies, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
³ Center for Empathy and Technology, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: cbloss@health.ucsd.edu.

PMID: 38852088
PMCID: PMC12045555
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.05.002

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Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Schools have been left out of policy discussions related to youth social media use, which misses opportunities to enhance youth mental health.

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