This $606,480 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research examining the impact of social media use on the mental health and academic outcomes of adolescents. The research team at the National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. (NBER) will conduct an experimental study, randomly assigning adolescents to a treatment group that receives incentives to reduce social media use and a control group with no such incentives. By comparing the social media use, mental health, and academic achievements of the two groups, the researchers aim to determine the causal effects of social media on adolescent well-being and educational attainment. This research will provide guidance to policymakers on effective measures to mitigate the negative impacts of social media on youth. The award period runs from September 2024 through August 2027.
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