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From cyberbullying to FOMO to cruel comments, social media can be a land mine for kids. Issues we parents never had to worry about, such as an intimate photo texted to the entire school or Instagram videos of a birthday party we weren't invited to, are now a risk for many tweens and teens. With kids' digital well-being a concern, researchers are exploring potential links between social media and the rise in teen suicide rates, tech addiction, and loss of real-life social skills. And many parents are wondering: Is social media causing my kid to have anxiety? 从网络霸凌到错失恐惧症到扎心的评论，社交媒体可能是埋在青少年身边的地雷。以前，父母从来不用操心这些问题--比如，向全校师生发亲密照、或在Ins上看到未被受邀的生日派对的视频--现在却成为年轻人群体的一个风险因素。随着青少年的数字健康成为父母关注的焦点，研究人员试图探索社交媒体与青少年自杀率、科技成瘾以及缺失现实社交技能之间的潜在联系。许多家长不禁思考：社交媒体会让我的孩子变得焦虑吗？ It's an important question - and one that makes for compelling headlines for worried parents. While it's too early to say with certainty (this is, after all, the first generation of "digital natives"), the reality is somewhat nuanced. Some research has observed a relationship between social media use and anxiety in kids, but it's difficult to know if and when social media is causing anxiety or whether kids who are anxious are turning to social media as a way to soothe themselves or seek support. How kids use social media matters, too: Social comparison and feedback-seeking behaviors have been associated with depressive symptoms, which often co-occur with anxiety. | 
