Girls’ much-higher rate of depression than boys is closely linked to the greater time they spend on social media, and online bullying and poor sleep are the main culprits for their low mood, new research reveals.
As many as three-quarters of 14-year-old girls who suffer from depression also have low self-esteem, are unhappy with how they look and sleep for seven hours or less each night, the study found.
The results prompted renewed concern about the rapidly accumulating evidence that many more girls and young women exhibit a range of mental health problems than boys and young men, and about the damage these can cause, including self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
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This comes as no surprise. Girls can be horrible to one another. Social media just gives them another platform, often anonymous, to use their claws.
ReplyDeleteParental intervention is still a thing. Set limits, talk to your kids, talk to school officials, talk to the parents of the torturers.
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ReplyDeleteAgreed 100%, problem being nowadays parents are too lazy and selfish to raise their kids. It takes work and time, something they are not used to. I would bet that the majority of kids in this study have no guidance at home and are left to their own means.