Survey suggests teenagers may be more vulnerable to social media at particular ages, with heavy use a risk.
The more time girls aged between 11 and 13 spend on social media, the less likely they are to be satisfied with life a year later, a study suggests.shows the same pattern for boys aged 14 to 15, and 19-year-old boys and girls.
She added: "Changes within our bodies, such as brain development and puberty, and in our social circumstances appear to make us vulnerable at particular times of our lives. Those younger than that showed a different pattern - with life satisfaction generally declining with greater social media use The study suggests among girls aged 11 to 13, those who had increased their social media in the last 12 months use were less satisfied with life a year later.
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