Welcome to the Hot Topics blog! The mission and vision of this blog is to share information about our team and current social media research to discuss both the positive and negative aspects that social media can have on today’s youth.
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Latest Posts
- My Journey with SMAHRT
By: Misiki Baruah While meeting with my guidance counselor in my junior year of high school, we were discussing summer plans. As I was thinking about how I could fill my summer, she told me about a research opportunity that I may have been interested in. I was someone that was very interested in working … Read more - Understanding the Design Behind the Study
By: Ethan Yu When reading a research paper, many people accept the results at face value without considering how the study was designed. However, even highly cited studies can have basic flaws such as inappropriate control groups, biased sampling, small sample sizes, or improper statistical analyses. Evaluating the logic and writing of a paper is … Read more - Let’s Talk about Hangxiety: A Literature Review
What is Hangxiety and Why is it Important? Hangxiety arises when a person experiencing a hangover becomes anxious about decisions or actions performed during a past alcohol use episode. An alcohol hangover is defined as a combination of negative mental and physical symptoms which can be experienced after a single episode of alcohol consumption, starting … Read more - Seize the Day with 5 C’s for Summer
By: Marley Ireland The AAP’s Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health has a great resource called the 5 Cs of Media Use for promoting conversations between parents and teens about phone use. The 5 Cs are Child, Content, Calm, Crowding Out, and Communication. You can learn more about those at the … Read more