Social Media Use by Children—Wonderful, Hazardous, or Something in Between?

JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, spoke with Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, a pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and editor in chief of JAMA Pediatrics , about the use of social media among children and teens for Healthy Dialogue .

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JAMA
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2026-07-01
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.10954
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Social Media in Health Education
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Social Media Use by Children—Wonderful, Hazardous, or Something in Between?

Matthew B. O’Connor, Angus Dc
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Social Media in Health Education
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Social Media Use by Children—Wonderful, Hazardous, or Something in Between?

Matthew B. O’Connor, Angus Dc
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Abstract

JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, spoke with Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, a pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and editor in chief of JAMA Pediatrics , about the use of social media among children and teens for Healthy Dialogue .

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University of Pittsburgh (US), Digital First Media (United States) (US)
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Social Media in Health Education
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Social Media Use by Children—Wonderful, Hazardous, or Something in Between? — Matthew B. O’Connor, Angus Dc · JAMA (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS