The Surgeon General's call for a warning label on social media use in children has some applauding it and others questioning whether it would have any real benefit.
The US Surgeon General has called for a warning label on social media platforms, citing research that points to a link between social media use and poor mental health in adolescents.
In that advisory and in last week's editorial, Murthy cited a growing body of research to bolster the argument citing the dangers social media poses to adolescent mental health.
Increasingly, Kirkorian and other researchers are turning to ecological momentary assessment , or mini surveys, sent via text or app on a cell phone several times per day across several weeks to look at fluctuations within an individual rather than comparing one child with another.In his call for a warning label, Murthy reiterated the need for the kinds of strategies outlined in his earlier advisory.
"I don't know if that's what's most needed in this case because I think teens and parents alike are aware of all the messaging that social media is bad for kids' mental health," she said.
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