
While the study doesn't show a causation between social media and poor adolescent mental health, it does however demonstrate an association between the two as researchers found that "teens who are on social media for more than two hours a day, a full one-quarter of students in the study, report poor self-rated mental health, psychological distress, suicidal ideation or unmet need for mental health support."
In light of these findings, do you think parents should be limiting their youth's "screen time" or monitoring their social media use more closely?
Find out more here: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/study-links-teens-that-spend-at-least-two-hours-per-day-on-social-media-to-suicidal-thoughts-poor-mental-health