Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists.<br /><br />The researchers show that, in UK data, girls experience a negative link between social media use and life satisfaction when they are 11-13 years old and boys when they are 14-15 years old.<br /><br />Increased social media use again predicts lower life satisfaction at the age of 19 years, while at other times, the link was not statistically significant.
