Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Using social media for more than 30 minutes per day increases teen mental health risks. As mentioned, the average teenager spends nearly five hours per day on social media, but more than a half ...
On September 6, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported suicide rate in American adolescents (especially boys, 10 to 24 years old) increased 8% (2003 to 2004), the largest jump in 15 years. Specifically, in 2004 there were 4,599 suicides in Americans ages 10 to 24, up from 4,232 in 2003, for a rate of 7.32 per 100,000 ...
In a recent survey of teens, it was discovered that 35% of teens use at least one of five social media platforms multiple times throughout the day. [19] Many policymakers have expressed concerns regarding the potential negative impact of social media on mental health because of its relation to suicidal thoughts and ideation. [20]
There tends to be higher prevalence rates and more severe symptoms in adolescent girls when compared to adolescent boys. These higher rates are also applicable in older adolescents when compared to younger adolescents. [20] This may be due to hormonal fluctuations that may make adolescent women more vulnerable to depression. [21]
Nov. 13—Clark County teenagers have voiced more frequent poor mental health days as the nation reports higher rates of sadness and hopelessness among the teen population. Nearly 21% of middle ...
The laws were symbolic. They were the majority’s way of informing gay people that we weren’t wanted. What’s worse, the rates of anxiety and depression didn’t just jump in the states that passed constitutional amendments. They increased (though less dramatically) among gay people across the entire country. The campaign to make us suffer ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The unemployment rates within this group varied: young men faced a 10.1% unemployment rate, while young women had a slightly lower rate of 9.1%. In terms of ethnicity, the unemployment rate for young whites was 8.0%, for young blacks it was 16.2%, for young Asians it was 9.9%, and for young Hispanics, it was 10.1%. [35]