"It's a holistic view, with some things getting worse and some improving.She said that although the study could not pinpoint causes of mental health difficulties, it could be valuable in identifying what the risk factors are for mental health problems.
For her, the images of people she was seeing on social media and in popular culture had a negative impact."You rarely saw curvy, chubby, black women or girls who were being portrayed as beautiful or intelligent. "The factors behind mental health problems are often complex, but we know that stress at school, bullying, concerns about body image, and the pressures associated with social media can all have a big impact," she said.
Typical poorly managed BBC piece. Not even properly proof read, or grammar checked. Fact checked? You guess...
Adolescent should be careful about themselves in the wake of their parents’ expectation.
Well then, sleep more and stop taking social media so seriously.
Stop nannying them, kick them outside and they’ll be fine
Is that Joseph Gordon Levitt?
Look at the world look at the relentless media look at the hopelessly out of date anxiety inducing anti democratic education system look at the greed look at the death of the earth... Surprised?
It the same for everybody, young or old. We live in a depressing backward country where most people have given up hope. I hate this country!!!!!
Try not raising them as little fannies then
For God's sake. They need to grow up and get out there!
Get them off screens and doing sports, arts, fresh air etc.
Want to have a go doing 12hrs night shifts for a week .Then they be f..ked
As an old man looking at teens today the world is going to go to hell in an hand cart when these idiots are in charge and I thank the Lord I will be long dead by then
I'm not a registered psychologist, but in my humble opinion, any increase in mental health issues suffered by we the general public are directly attributed to the abuse we receive from Westminster / Whitehall and their daft dangerous perverse ideas.
Establishment aren't able to consider people as individuals at all instead they see people as group members all being clones of one another This means Establishment can't solve problems individuals have. 2 stories about young people - no joined up thinking
All because of Brexit...
That's because with social media and the 'net there is too much unrealistic life expectations from them...they want it all now.
Maybe if they turned off their mobile phones, turned off the internet and actually went & socialised with their friends face to face IN PERSON they would be less depressed?
We've been telling an entire generation that victimhood Is a virtue, that up is down and right is wrong. We are confusing them at an already confusing time. Is anyone surprised?
Too busy on social media to sleep, turn the internet off and they sleep fine.
1st world problems huh
Can't blame them with the world view social and MSM feed them. Hey kids. It's really an okay world. Turn off the devices.
Who isn't
They’re just crazy
It's phones and social media. It consumes their lives. They interact less with humans which is what we are designed to do. They stay up late on their phones so sleep less and have less quality of sleep.
Maybe they should turn phones off.
Depressed teens? This ain't new !
Social media and their phones. Two things I didn’t have growing up.
Stop over thinking everything! We’re born, we live, and then we die! That’s all!
Probably because... Boys are wondering when their periods will start and if they should be straight or gay... Male or female, what species they really are Should they identified by their birth race or just pick another 'cooler' race
I'm not suggesting correlation=causation but it would be interesting to see what would happen if these teens started smoking, drinking and taking drugs. Perhaps teens have adopted such activities to offset negative feelings and avoid depression etc. Would be interesting xperement
And adults
Is no one going to mention parents & the school systems?
Can we all address the elephant in the room for once to why this is happening? Screen, screens, screens. Social media and phone addiction is doing this.
Maybe they should all start smoking, drinking and taking drugs then, like we did?
and FAKE NEWS from the BBC!
Maybe Bristol is the issue?
It's a disease called Liberalism
Capitalism uses psychiatry & psychotherapy to drug the population into conformity. If you can't handle the stress of working for the minimum wage, being bullied or any other social problem you get labeled with a mental illness to control you.
Of course, almost all of them are addicted. Most to drugs, sugar, video games, asocial media...capitalism is eating its children