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AMERICAN <br /> V AM PSY'CN^ OLOGICA <br /> Usm wow ASSOCIATION <br /> TMEM Now SERVICES,INC. <br /> p <br /> also reported an average of 8.2 hours of time on their devices each day,with some logging double <br /> this amount 19. The phone "apps" adolescents picked up their devices to use most often were <br /> popular social media platforms. Our research using annual fMRI brain scans revealed that more <br /> frequent uses of adolescents' devices (i.e., predominantly for social media) was associated with <br /> changes in how their brains developed. More phone "pickups" were associated with unique <br /> development of brain regions. In short, results found that high social media users may have <br /> promoted brain development in a way that may make adolescents more inclined to focus on social <br /> rewards (e.g., attention from peers) and altered self-control 20. <br /> Youth's Exposure to Unmonitored Content Poses Potential Risks. There are two domains <br /> of problematic content online that many youth are exposed to. Research demonstrates that this <br /> also likely contributes to mental health difficulties among children and adolescents. One domain <br /> pertains to content that actively showcases and promotes engagement in psychologically <br /> disordered behavior, such as sites that discuss eating disordered behaviors (i.e., "pro-Anna" sites <br /> that encourage fasting, laxative use, excessive exercise) and pro-cutting sites depicting <br /> nonsuicidal self-injury 21. Research indicates that this content has proliferated on social media <br /> sites, not only depicting these behaviors, but teaching young people how to engage in each, how <br /> to conceal these behaviors from adults, actively encouraging users to engage in these behaviors, <br /> and socially sanctioning those who express a desire for less risky behavior". Moreover, in some <br /> cases this content is not removed nor are trigger warnings included to protect vulnerable youth <br /> from the effects that exposure to this content can have on their own behavior. This underscores <br /> the need for platforms to deploy tools to filter content, display warnings, and create reporting <br /> structures to mitigate these harms. <br /> 19 Maza MT,Fox KA,Kwon S-J, et al.Association of habitual checking behaviors on social media with longitudinal <br /> functional brain development. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(2):160-167. doi:10.1001ljamapediatrics.2022.4924. <br /> zo See above. <br /> 21 Lewis, S.P.,Heath,N. L., St Denis,J. M.,&Noble,R. (2011). The scope of nonsuicidal self-injury on YouTube. <br /> Pediatrics, 127(3), e552—e557 ittt.Cs 8do i,o.r. i�.i.S 42/ e�1�s.20 Q 23 i 7. <br /> zz Whitlock JL,Powers JL,Eckenrode J. The virtual cutting edge: the internet and adolescent self-injury.Dev <br /> Psychol. 2006 May;42(3):407-17.doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.407.PMID: 16756433. <br /> 11 <br /> APA.ORG <br /> APASERVICES.ORG <br /> 750 Furst Street,NIIE 202.336.5800 <br /> Advocating for APA rrterribers ood pnyc'hC7logy Washington,DC'20002-4242 202.336,6i123 TDD <br />