Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how ...

Navigating the teenage years can be challenging for both teens and their parents, particularly when it comes to body image. Adolescents are in a phase of rapid physical, emotional and social ...

Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how ...

New research shows that negative conversations and attitudes around weight can have a lasting effect on people — specifically, those who feel pressure to lose weight in their teens can struggle with ...

Across Long Island, teens are facing a quiet but deeply impactful mental health challenge: body image struggles. While it might be easy to brush off concerns about appearance as a typical part of ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A report from the American Psychological Association found teens are spending almost 5 hours a day on social media. Of those who spend the most time online, 41 percent rate their ...

Adolescence can be a tricky time for teenagers and their parents, and one challenging aspect is body image. Teens who have negative thoughts about their bodies are at higher risk for self-esteem ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A disturbing new report highlighted on GMS revealed a significant rise in the number of teenagers who are thinking about hurting themselves, primarily because of negative body ...

Eight minutes: that’s how it takes for young women to be negatively affected by eating disorder content on TikTok, according to a study in PLOS ONE published in August. Compared to women who watched ...

“It can be hard to remember that the rich and famous people and all those fitness gurus on Instagram don’t really look the way they seem to. 99.9% of pictures that these people post are Photoshopped ...