Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries : – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms
Fernandez Urbano, Roger (Universitat de Barcelona)
Rubio Cabañez, Maria (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Gracia Molina, Pablo (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics

Date:	2026
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.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; divulgació ; Versió publicada
Published in:	The Conversation, Abril 2026, ISSN 1441-8681

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DOI: 10.64628/AAO.df7ym4seh

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