Comparison Culture is a huge problem for a lot of people, including young children. Comparison Culture is a pervasive phenomenon in which individuals habitually engage in the practice of measuring ...

Social media use can be harmful. The effects are troubling and well-documented, from tragic stories of adolescent life lost to academic research on the psychological harm such platforms can cause, ...

Research shows that social media has a mixed effect on self-esteem. Connecting with others makes us feel good, but comparing ...

There's something we have to talk about. It's pervasive, destructive, hidden in plain sight, and it’s very likely affecting your life, just as it has affected mine. This sometimes damaging and ...

We don’t just inherit expectations. We also inherit clocks. And those clocks, along with constant comparison, quietly convince us we’re behind, off track, or running out of time.

Not too long ago, on a cold winter night, somewhere in America, there was a tween who wanted more screen time and a parent who said no. The tween in question was advocating vociferously for her right ...

Social media has become deeply embedded in young people's lives, encouraging constant comparison. The emotional impact of ...

Social media can contribute to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Studies have shown that social media use is associated with increased levels of anxiety and depression, particularly ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a state with greater income inequality, the happiest place to occupy is not at the pinnacle of the income distribution, as one might think, but somewhere in the middle that ...

Adolescent mental health has taken a beating over the last ten years. This coincides with increasing social media use among adolescents. A new registered report in the journal Nature Human Behavior ...

Americans were found to be happier in states with higher wealth inequality when they had people of similar backgrounds -- some richer, some poorer -- to compare themselves with. In a state with ...