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Podcast: Good People
Episode: #58 - Dr. Drew Cingel - What is Social Media Actually Doing to Kids?
Description: Dr. Drew Cingel is an Associate Professor in the UC Davis Department of Communication.
In this episode, expect to learn about the intersection between human development and media use. More specifically, Dr Cingel and I discuss the impact of social media on adolescent development, the increased exposure to media and technology at earlier ages, the potential cognitive, emotional, and social developmental differences this may cause, the positive and negative aspects of social media use among adolescents, the connectivity it provides us to social networks, the associated risks to mental health, the importance of self-regulation...