Youth, Media & Wellbeing Lab

Youth, Media & Wellbeing Lab has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in September 2021. Resources youthmediawellbeing has populated their site with include: • Our Website • Promoting Well-being in Girls through Social Media and Digital Health • Sexual Minorities and Loneliness: Exploring Sexuality through Social Media and Gender–Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Supports • Review of Current Trends in LGBTQ + Youth and Social Media: Implications for Mental Health, Identity Development, and Civic Engagement | Current Pediatrics Reports • Understanding Adolescent Self-esteem and Self-image Through Social Media Behaviors • Middle Schoolers and Screens: Reimagining the Positive Potential of Media for 12- to 14-year-olds • Social Media Friends From Afterschool are Associated With Positive Youth Development in Digital Settings • 5 things to remember when talking to a chatbot • GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of protections for LGBTQ users • GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index • Empowerment, Community, and Empathy in the Social Media Era • Is your kid addicted to their phone? Here’s how to set smart boundaries. • Stricter monitoring of tween and teen internet use may not always be better • KVCBS Radio Feature • LA Times Article | Science doesn't yet support broad restrictions on teens' access to social media, experts say • A Big Idea | Wellesley Magazine • Spotlight on Wellesley: How Linda Charmaraman and the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Lab Are Influencing the Way We Think about Social Media • APA Health advisory on social media use in adolescence • Youth Advisory Board Info | BOBA Project • Morgan Stanley Webinar: Parenting in the Digital Age: Fostering Well-being and Resilience • How social media affects teens’ mental health and well-being, with Linda Charmaraman, PhD • On Letting Go of Screen Time Shame With Dr. Linda Charmaraman - Spark & Stitch Institute • Register for Summer Workshops • Elections and Social Issues Study • REGISTER HERE | BOBA Project • Team 1: www.cdc.gov • Team 2: www.sciencedirect.com • Team 3: www.researchgate.net • Team 4: www.tandfonline.com • Team 5 (a): www.researchgate.net • Team 5 (b): www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov • Team 6: www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com • Home | In Line • Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being • Social Media Breaks Increased Depression in Trans and Nonbinary Youth • Underrepresented Teens Can Find Community & Support Online • Online Communities Protect Against Discrimination’s Harms • It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence • Problematic Social Media Use vs Social Media Addiction • Social media use in disaster recovery: A systematic literature review • Understanding the Growth of Solitary Leisure in the U.S., 1965 – 2018 • Dynamics of adolescents’ smartphone use and well-being are positive but ephemeral • Health advisory on social media use in adolescence • State of the World's Emotional Health 2026 • ReThink Citizens • ConnectSafely Youth Perspectives • Center for Digital Thriving • YMW @WCW Digital Wellbeing Workshops • Social Media and Teens’ Mental Health: What Teens and Their Parents Say | Pew Research Center • Social Media as an Avenue to Achieving Sense of Belonging Among College Students • Flourishing Online (with Josh Howard) • How to Build Authentic Friendships in a Social Media World • Teens’ Experiences on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat | Pew Research Center • Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Week • Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health • 2022 Meta Summit on Youth Safety and Well-Being Recording • Meta Summit Summary: Working to Provide Safe, Age-Appropriate Experiences for Teens • New Study Upcoming: Representation In Resident Theater Leadership • The Crisis in Adolescent Mental Health (Harvard GSE Event Recording) • Lab Director Submits Testimony to Congress on Youth, Social Media, and Mental Health - Wellesley Centers for Women • Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health - 1st Edition • Experts Discuss Supporting Teenage Mental Health at Harvard Ed School Panel • No, You Probably Don’t Have ADHD: Why Social Media is Not a Place to Self-Diagnose • Senior Snapshot, Mikhaela Andersonn ’23: “What Can I Do for the Greater Good?” • It's Not All Bad! LGBTQ+ Tweens & Teens on Social Media • Asian American Youth Mental Health & Media Representation Tip Sheet • From Regulating Emotions to Less Lonely Screen Time: Parents’ Qualitative Perspectives of the Benefits and Challenges of Adolescent Pet Companionship • SF leaders back off on social media policing • How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health • A Guide for Parents: Navigating Social Media with Kids • Children and Screens Congress • Neck & Back Stretches for Tech Neck • Tips for More Sleep! • A New Narrative for Adolescent Media • U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory - Social Media and Youth Mental Health • Teens and their experiences on social media • Relationships & Communication | Common Sense Education • Youth Self-Esteem and Identity: The Media(ted) Self • Top 10 tips for how Gen Z'ers can get the best online experiences • Digital Wellbeing Workshop - June 2024 Application (in person @ Wellesley College) • Digital Wellbeing Workshop - July 2024 Application (virtual, anywhere in the world) • Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Question Submission Form • Emotional Wellness Toolkit • APA Advice on Adolescent Social Media Use • How music saved Madison Beer’s life - PBS News Student Reporting Labs • Justin Bieber’s Quotes About His Mental Health Struggles • Mental Health Lessons from Taylor Swift • Eric Nam: No One Has ‘Perfect’ Mental Health • 2024 National Survey • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library • Handbook | Winston Center • How to be kind to yourself: 10 ways to cultivate self-kindness — Calm Blog • Cyberbullying Crisis Text Line • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line • National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline • Sign up for our Virtual Digital Wellbeing Afterschool Club Workshop Series • Digital Wellbeing Virtual Workshop - Summer 2025 Application • Digital Wellbeing Workshop - 2025 Application (in person @ Wellesley College)