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Sharp rise in problematic teenage social media use, study says - BBC News

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Summary
Nutrition label

85% Informative

Health Behaviour In School-aged Children (HBSC) study found 11% of respondents engaged with social media in a problematic way in 2022 - compared to 7% in 2018 .

England , Scotland and Wales all recorded figures above that average.

Authors say more action is needed to "promote healthy online behaviours".

VR Score

93

Informative language

96

Neutral language

65

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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