TikTok videos featuring large dancers enhance body satisfaction among young women, while those with thin dancers decrease it, according to a study by the University of Bath. The research underscores the significant influence of social media on body image perceptions...
A student from Harvard College, Suhanee Mitragotri, and her colleagues are advocating for the creation of a mouse maze emoji to represent the significant contributions of the mouse maze in neuroscientific research, emphasizing its role in understanding spatial learning, memory,...
Contrary to popular belief, a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found no correlation between adolescents' social media activity and their mental health symptoms over time. While platforms like Instagram and Snapchat dominate teen usage, increased engagement...
An analysis of tweets of U.S. senators holding office between 2013 and 2021 showed that a specific communication factor called "greed communication" predicts their approval and reach on the social media platform. Democratic senators who used more greed communication tended...
New psychology research sheds light on why people engage in online trolling behavior, which involves purposely causing conflict and stress on the internet. The findings, published in Psychological Reports, provide evidence that trolling behavior is more common among those with...
A new study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University suggests that the battle against online disinformation cannot be won by mere content moderation or banning those who spread fake news. Instead, the key lies in early and continuous education...
A recent study in the Journal of Affective Disorders revealed that adolescents who use screens before sleep are likely to have a later biological clock and greater social jetlag, factors that elevate their risk of emotional problems. The study emphasized...
An analysis of data from a longitudinal study of child development in Canada showed that girls who spent more hours on the internet at 13 years of age tended to have higher depressive symptoms at age 15. In the same...
Can how you feel about your body relate to how you look at social media posts? A study published in Computers in Human Behavior tracked women’s eye movements while viewing Instagram posts to determine how their viewing behavior relates to...
A study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes per day can lead to improved health and well-being, particularly in terms of social life, vitality, and overall health....
A study found that young women who watched TikTok videos promoting self-compassion and body positivity had lower levels of appearance anxiety and shame, while those who watched beauty-focused videos experienced the opposite. The research highlights the positive and negative consequences...
A recent study revealed that editing photos on social media can have negative effects on individuals' self-image and self-esteem, as it leads to comparing physical appearance and treating oneself as an object. This highlights the need for awareness of the...
New research provides evidence that social media usage, particularly at higher frequencies, is associated with heightened belief in conspiracy theories. But the relationship between social media use and conspiracy beliefs only exists among people who have a strong conspiratorial mindset....
People tend to misperceive others on Twitter as being more outraged than they actually are, according to new research published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings suggest that the prevalence of divisive content on social media platforms might be a...
New research provides evidence that people with an elevated sense of victimhood are more likely to engage in cyberbullying. The findings provide a better understanding of how personality traits and authoritarian tendencies are related to abusive behavior on the internet....