New Jersey is investing $500,000 in a new Rutgers research center to study how social media affects children and teens, from sleep and attention to mental health.
The New Jersey Social Media Research Center will explore ways to reduce harmful social media use and develop practical tools to help families and schools navigate young people’s online experiences.
Jessica Hamilton, a Rutgers associate professor of psychology and the center’s director, discusses the goals of the project and what researchers hope to learn about social media’s effects on young people.