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CDC confirms link between teen social media use and mental health struggles

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Summary
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87% Informative

The Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Survey assessed the frequency of social media use among U.S. high school students.

The findings show that most students use social media frequently and it significantly affects their mental health.

Female students use it more — 81.8 percent — in comparison to male students' 72.9 percent .

VR Score

93

Informative language

96

Neutral language

55

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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