NEW STUDY: Adolescent Experiences with Navigating Health Information on Social Media and Beyond

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Avery Salerno, Drs. Angie Calvin, Marina Jenkins, and Megan Moreno recently published an article in the Journal of Adolescent Health titled “Adolescent Experiences with Navigating Health Information on Social Media and Beyond: Using Qualitative Data to Inform a Model.”  The study included seven focus groups of adolescents ages 13 to 18 to ask them about […]

New Study titled Associations Between Social Media Use and Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review Study. Q&A with SMAHRT Researcher Brad Kerr

NEW STUDY: Associations Between Social Media Use and Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review Study

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Written By: Matt Gatland Brad Kerr recently authored a study he led with other SMAHRTies, titled  “Associations Between Social Media Use and Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review Study”, which was published in October in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The review was conducted between January 2021 and August 2023, and encompassed 32 studies that […]

SMAHRT: An In Depth Look Into Systematic Reviews. Written by Matt Gatland

An In Depth Look Into Systematic Reviews

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 Have you ever heard seemingly contradictory research about social media and adolescent health? For scientists, writing a systematic review is one way they can make sense of this. A systematic review is defined as a methodology that integrates all relevant work and content published on a subject, synthesized into one comprehensive review (Moore, K. , […]