Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries :: – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

Roger Fernandez Urbano; Maria Rubio Cabañez; Pablo Gracia

doi:10.64628/AAO.df7ym4seh

Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries : – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

Roger Fernandez Urbano, Maria Rubio Cabañez, Pablo Gracia

Departament d'Òptica i Física Aplicada de la Universitat de Barcelona. Agaur
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, Centro de Investigación ¿Population et Sociétés¿ Universidad París X, Universidad Toulouse-Le Mirail, Instituto Económico ed Aziendale Facultad de Economia. Univeridad degli Studi di Sassar

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Abstract

As social media becomes a central part of young people’s lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and measures tend to treat adolescents as one homogeneous group. We frequently ignore the fact that social media use does not affect all young people in the same way – nor does it have the same impacts on their wellbeing.

Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation. In-depth analysis, news and ideas from the Australian University.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.64628/AAO.df7ym4seh
Publication status	Published - 2026

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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