Prevalence and Patterns of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents
Our findings reveal a high prevalence of underage social media use in early adolescence. These findings can inform current policies and legislation aimed at more robust age verification measures, minimum age requirements, and the enhancement of parental controls on social media. Clinicians can counsel about the potential risks of early adolescent social media use.
Authors
- Alexander M. Testa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-9115)
- Fiona C. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-6165)
- Patrick Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4319-4290)
- Jason M. Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-0604)
- Jinbo He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-9371)
- Kyle T. Ganson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716)
- Malinina Li
- Claire D. Brindis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-3936)
- Iris Yuefan Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-5971)
- Jonanne Talebloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0939-4209)
- Zain Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5974-0820)
Institutions
- SRI International (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of California System (US)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- JDSU (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2025.102784
- Citations
- 27
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 241.01
Funders
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- National Institutes of Health