{"id":5244,"date":"2020-09-03T13:32:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=5244"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:59:04","slug":"teens-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"block_module","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/block-module\/teens-and-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens and Technology \u2013 LEDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"--grid-gutter: var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);--grid-row-gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);--divider-color: var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light)\" class=\"has-divider has-ui-gray-light-divider-color is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-controller\">\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:6;--tablet-span:6;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"6\" data-tablet-span=\"6\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article class=\"top aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-298978\" data-image-size=\"A1\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00\">Apr 15, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/04\/15\/teens-experiences-on-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A1\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PI_2026.04.15_teens-TikTok-Instagram-Snapchat_featured.jpg?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PI_2026.04.15_teens-TikTok-Instagram-Snapchat_featured.jpg?w=1128&#038;h=634&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PI_2026.04.15_teens-TikTok-Instagram-Snapchat_featured.jpg?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PI_2026.04.15_teens-TikTok-Instagram-Snapchat_featured.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PI_2026.04.15_teens-TikTok-Instagram-Snapchat_featured.jpg?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" alt=\"An image of a teen girl using a smartphone (Laura Olivas\/Getty Images)\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h1 class=\"header large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/04\/15\/teens-experiences-on-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat\/\">Teens\u2019 Experiences on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat<\/a><\/h1> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection. But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary. And what teens say about how these sites impact their mental health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:3;--tablet-span:3;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top has-desktop-divider has-tablet-divider has-mobile-divider column wp-block-prc-block-column wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"3\" data-tablet-span=\"3\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article class=\"top aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item is-style-top react-story-item\" id=\"post-288102\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb 24, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/02\/24\/how-teens-use-and-view-ai\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_featured.jpg?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_featured.jpg?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_featured.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"An image of a teen girl using her laptop with two others looking over her shoulder\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/02\/24\/how-teens-use-and-view-ai\/\">How Teens Use and View AI<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Just over half of U.S. teens say they&#8217;ve used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they\u2019ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI&#8217;s future impact on their lives more positively than negatively.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:3;--tablet-span:3;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top has-desktop-divider has-tablet-divider has-mobile-divider column wp-block-prc-block-column wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"3\" data-tablet-span=\"3\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article class=\"top aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item is-style-top react-story-item\" id=\"post-222704\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2025-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">Apr 22, 2025<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/04\/22\/teens-social-media-and-mental-health\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PI_2025.04.22_teens-social-media-mental-health_featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PI_2025.04.22_teens-social-media-mental-health_featured.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PI_2025.04.22_teens-social-media-mental-health_featured.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PI_2025.04.22_teens-social-media-mental-health_featured.png?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/PI_2025.04.22_teens-social-media-mental-health_featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"(Thomas Barwick\/Getty Images)\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/04\/22\/teens-social-media-and-mental-health\/\">Teens, Social Media and Mental Health<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups \u2013 especially parents \u2013 partly blame social media. 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