A group of teens look at a photograph they took on a smartphone in Times Square in New York City, on Dec. 1, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
An Australian-led study has found children and teenagers who spend more time on social media are more likely to experience depression, self-harm, substance use, and lower achievement later in life.
Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the systematic review examined data from 153 studies consisting of over 350,000 children and adolescents aged between 2 and 19 years, for up to two decades.
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