"Adolescents with ADHD are particularly prone to long hours of compulsive scrolling, the result of differences in how their brains regulate attention and reward. They are also disproportionately likely to use social media in dangerous ways - sharing personal information, engaging in risky interactions and staying online deep into the night - to the detriment of schoolwork, sleep, friendships and general well-being."
"It is now well established that a strong link exists between ADHD and social-media use. What remains uncertain is the direction of the relationship: does extensive screen time worsen ADHD symptoms, or do the traits of ADHD make teenagers more prone to unhealthy patterns of time spent online? The answer, clinicians say, is probably a bit of both, with a feedback loop driven by a mix of neurobiological vulnerabilities, reward-seeking behaviours and the ever-present lure of digital platforms engineered to keep users hooked."
Adolescents with ADHD tend to engage in long hours of compulsive scrolling because their brains regulate attention and reward differently. They are disproportionately likely to share personal information, engage in risky interactions and stay online late into the night, harming schoolwork, sleep, friendships and overall well-being. A strong link exists between ADHD and social-media use, but the causal direction remains uncertain. A bidirectional feedback loop likely operates, fueled by neurobiological vulnerabilities, reward-seeking behaviours and platform designs that promote prolonged engagement. Abruptly cutting access can strain family ties and increase isolation, so mindful management strategies are needed.
Read at Nature
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]