Common Sense: Double-Edged Sword
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Notes · Mixed (NORC AmeriSpeak + Dynata); ages 14-22; teen subset 14-17; probability via NORC AmeriSpeak (n=958) + non-probability via Dynata (n=316)
References
Hopelab & Common Sense (2024)— Report
Hopelab & Common Sense Media (2024). A Double-Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health.
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- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2024-double-edged-sword-hopelab-report_final-release-for-web-v2.pdf
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- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/double-edged-sword-how-diverse-communities-of-young-people-think-about-social-media-and-mental-health
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- 2026-05-21
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Study details & methodology
| Name | “A Double-Edged Sword:” Full title: 'A Double-Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health'. |
| Country | “This is a nationally representative survey of 1,274 teens and young adults age 14 to 22 in the United States.” |
| Publication year | |
| Fieldwork dates | “October 4 through November 14, 2023” October 4–November 14, 2023. |
| Sample size | “This is a nationally representative survey of 1,274 teens and young adults age 14 to 22 in the United States.” Full sample n=1,274: 517 ages 14–17 and 757 ages 18–22. Social-media questions use n=1,231 users. |
| Age range | “the term teens refers to people age 14 to 17, the term young adults refers to those age 18 to 22, and the terms youth and young people refer to our entire sample of 14- to 22-year-olds.” Sample is 14–22; the 14–17 subset is the 'teens' cohort relevant to our youth focus. Many breakouts in the report are reported for the full 14–22 sample. |
| Sampling | “The probability sample source is the AmeriSpeak® Panel”“Dynata provided data from 316 nonprobability” AmeriSpeak probability sample: 517 teens and 441 young adults (n=958); Dynata non-probability oversample: 316 young adults. Combined with NORC TrueNorth calibration. |
Harms measured
| Bullying | “How often, if ever, have you encountered the following types of comments in social media?…” “Racist comments”“Homophobic comments”“Transphobic comments”“Sexist comments”“Body-shaming comments” This item measures encountering hateful comments, without specifying whether they were directed at the respondent. A separate item records taking breaks due to harassment-related concerns (p.39). |
| Problematic Use | “Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about social media?…” “I feel like I can't control my use or end up using it for a longer period of time than I originally wanted to”“Using social media has reduced my "attention span" or ability to concentrate, such as at school or when reading”“Using social media takes time away from other activities I care about, like spending time with friends, exercise, or other offline interests”“Using social media gets in the way of my sleep” Asked of 1,231 social media users ages 14–22. These items measure control over use and interference with concentration, other activities, and sleep. |