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Children and adolescents are heavy consumers of social media. This high use is concerning for many, with policy related to youth social media at the forefront in recent years. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss the positive and negative components of youth social media use. Special attention will be given to healthy ways in which young people can use social media, and what unhealthy types of use should be discouraged.
Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Developmental Psychology and Psychological Outcomes of Digital Technology in Children and Teens
Kaitlyn Burnell is a Research Assistant Professor with the University of North Carolina Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development. She received her Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, with a concentration in developmental psychology. Her research adapts a developmental focus to study how adolescents and emerging adults use digital technologies, including social media and smartphones. Kaitlyn’s research examines the associations between digital technology use and a wide array of psychosocial outcomes, including well-being and mental health, body image, and risky behavior such as substance use. She has a special interest in applying cutting edge methodological approaches to study these linkages, such as the use of passive sensing, eye-tracking, and observational coding.
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