Makenzie Schroeder and Lissa Behm-Morawitz at the University of Missouri recently released a study about how using social media filters to change one’s appearance can lead to a phenomenon called ...
Coming of age has never been an easy process, but the truth of the matter is that today’s generation of teenagers is growing up in a world where the culture of comparison is the reigning culture.
Scrolling through social media feels like attending the world’s most exhausting success showcase where everyone except you seems to be winning at life. That carefully curated feed of vacation photos, ...
As social animals, we humans are hard-wired to learn, thrive, and grow through our relationships — our engagement with and observations of others. Early in life, we rely on teachers and role models ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tri-City Collective's August Teen Talk, in partnership with the Youth Action Coalition, addressed the stress teenagers can feel from the constant comparison to others on social media.
Whether reconnecting with old friends, sharing life's milestones with loved ones or networking among work colleagues, social media has become indispensable for many adults and can be both a convenient ...
But the real question is: connected to what? Parker Woodroof, Ph.D., a social media expert and associate professor of marketing at the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at ...