Social Media and Youth Well-Being: Considerations for Historically, Persistently, and Systemically Marginalized Groups
Child And Adolescent Mental Health
Social Media and Youth Well-Being: Considerations for Historically, Persistently, and Systemically Marginalized Groups
Child And Adolescent Mental Health

Social Media and Youth Well-Being: Considerations for Historically, Persistently, and Systemically Marginalized Groups

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2025 Apr;72(2):305-316. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.09.005. Epub 2024 Oct 8.

ABSTRACT

In this article, we discuss a broad overview of the relationship between social media and youth mental health, including the legal and historical context of social media, role and involvement of caregivers, and strategies for modulation of usage. Additionally, we highlight the unique risk and protective factors of social media use for youth from marginalized groups, including exposure to racism and discrimination. We recommend social media companies avoid existing precedents regarding preferential censorship that has disadvantaged and caused harm to historically, persistently, or systematically marginalized groups.

PMID:40010869 | DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2024.09.005