According to a Cornell-led psychology study, teens’ faith in the news they read on social media — or lack thereof — may be key to whether it supports or detracts from their well-being. Surveying nearly 170 adolescents and young adults from the US and the U.K. early in the pandemic, the researchers found that those more trusting of the COVID-19 information they saw on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok were more likely to feel it was empowering, while those less trusting were more likely to find it stressful.
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