Researchers found “windows of sensitivity” — or the apparent link between social media and life satisfaction — happen more substantially at certain ages.
Facebook’s head of safety was questioned by senators in a hearing on its products’ effects on kids' wellbeing, following revelations in September that executives had known Instagram was harming the mental health of some children. Marc Berkman joins us.
The study first found that those who used the least social media and the most social media routinely scored lower on the satisfaction of life, as opposed to those who used a median amount of social media. According to the CDC, during June 24-30, U.S adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19.
Then, researchers did an additional analysis looking at the age and gender of more than 17,400 participants between the ages of 10 and 21 years old and found "distinct developmental windows of sensitivity to social media" in adolescents. Through applying statistical models, researchers found these "windows of sensitivity" — or the apparent link between social media and life satisfaction — happen more substantially at certain ages, and this differs between gender.
Meanwhile, in females, the results were slightly different, with the link appearing earlier in 11- to 13-year-olds, and then again at age 19.The team cited puberty and earlier cognitive changes as a potential reason for the earlier sensitivity and linkage. The similarity between genders at 19 years old could be linked to moving from high school to college or starting work. Yet, they said follow-up research will be conducted to investigate further reasoning for the significance during these ages.
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