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Jason Nagata, MD

@jasonmnagata.bsky.social

Pediatrician • Adolescent Medicine • Associate Professor @UCSF • Eating Disorders, Screen Time, Social Media Research

89 Followers  |  37 Following  |  54 Posts  |  Joined: 19.12.2024  |  2.4301

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📈 Infographic by Jacqueline Hur

#adolescence #cognition #cognitiveperformance #screentime #socialmedia #digitalhealth #pediatrics #digitalwellness #childdevelopment

@socpedresearch.bsky.social
@e2e-spr.bsky.social

13.10.2025 16:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com!

Underage social media use linked to lower reading and memory scores - even low levels of social media exposure were linked to poorer cognitive performance

🔗 tinyurl.com/3vnpw4p3 @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

13.10.2025 16:26 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

📈 Infographic by Jacqueline Hur

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #mentalhealth #eatingdisorders #eatingdisordersupport #discrimination #weightdiscrimination @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social

01.10.2025 14:21 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the Journal of Eating Disorders!

Weight #discrimination associated with #eatingdisorder symptoms one year later

🔗 tinyurl.com/mjrzemuu @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @barnhartwr.bsky.social

01.10.2025 14:21 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Eating disorders in boys and men: A research roundup In this research-based piece, we provide an overview of eating disorders in males, including the latest available data and summaries of studies to help inform news coverage of this underreported issue...

The Journalist’s Resource piece, “Eating disorders in boys and men: A research roundup,” quotes STRIPED + collaborator Dr. Jason Nagata. journalistsresource.org/home/eating-... @hsph.harvard.edu @alliancefored.bsky.social @naseemmiller.bsky.social @jasonmnagata.bsky.social

16.09.2025 14:34 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

May be of interest @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social

#adolescence #mediaparenting #screentime #socialmedia #mentalhealth #pediatrics #mediahabits #digitalwellness #childdevelopment #parenting

19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Oliver Huang, Jacqueline Hur, Elizabeth Li, Christiane Helmer, Emily Weinstein, Megan Moreno @smahrteam.bsky.social

📈 Infographic by Jacqueline Hur

19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports!

Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them

🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

19.08.2025 13:20 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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📣 Join our webinar tomorrow: "From Insights to Action: the Second @thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth and Wellbeing" @lancetchildadol.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ighsatucsf.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social ‪@cforah.bsky.social‬ #IAAH
➡️ Register: mcri.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

12.08.2025 16:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A recent study of over 9k pre-teens found that greater #SocialMedia use & texting was linked to manic symptoms 2 years later.

The findings suggest that identifying problematic screen use may help early #MentalHealth intervention efforts.

Read the study: bit.ly/4m9ipru

29.07.2025 22:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

May be of interest @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social @commonsensemedia.bsky.social

#adolescence #mediaparenting #screentime #socialmedia #mentalhealth #pediatrics #mediahabits #digitalwellness #childdevelopment

15.07.2025 14:19 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Jacqueline Hur, Jonanne Talebloo, Seohyeong Lee, William Choi, Sean Kim, Jason Lavender, Megan Moreno @SMAHRTeam

📈 Infographic by Jacqueline Hur

15.07.2025 14:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Psychiatry Reports and at #MediaAndMinds25!

A review of interventions aimed at reducing #MentalHealth effects of problematic #SocialMedia use among adolescents 🔗 tinyurl.com/psmuinterventions @childrenandscreens.bsky.social @smahrteam.bsky.social

15.07.2025 14:19 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.

Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.

ja.ma/3SUI1Mv

27.06.2025 12:15 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Where do the mind and body connect in the #DigitalAge?

Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc (@jasonmnagata.bsky.social) and others will discuss the impacts of #DigitalMedia use on physical health & key intersections with #MentalHealth at #MediaAndMinds25.

Register: bit.ly/3zOUbjH

23.06.2025 23:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

@ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @childrenandscreens.bsky.social
@socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social #adolescence #sleep #teensleep #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #mediahabits #socialmedia #childdevelopment #digitalwellness #publichealth

23.06.2025 19:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ Co-authors: Joan Shim, Sapna Ramappa, Ishani Depande, Patrick Low, Orsolya Kiss, @kyletganson.bsky.social, @testaalex.bsky.social, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker

📈 Thanks to Jacqueline Hur for the infographic

23.06.2025 19:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Sleep Health!

Bedtime #screenuse, #sleep outcomes, and #sociodemographic associations
➡️ 71% of teens had an Internet-connected device in their bedroom
➡️ 25% were woken up in the past week by notifications

🔗 tinyurl.com/cr66wrzk @sleepfoundation.bsky.social

23.06.2025 19:19 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 2
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Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.

ja.ma/3ZExngB

18.06.2025 16:19 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📈 Thanks to Jacqueline Hur for the infographic

May be of interest @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social @childrenandscreens.bsky.social @commonsensemedia.bsky.social

18.06.2025 16:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📣 New editorial in @jama.com!

Findings from Xiao et al. highlight the importance of measuring addictive screen use beyond screen time alone

✍️ Many thanks to co-authors Christiane Helmer and Abubakr Al-Shoaibi 🔗 tinyurl.com/3w7xmrxj @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

18.06.2025 16:10 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Come join @mbillmanmiller.bsky.social & I for our #ICED2025 panel on communicating information on EDs - starting today at 10am in Salon I. We have amazing speakers @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Cara Bohon, Savannah Roberts, & Karen Jennings Mathis!!

29.05.2025 14:11 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed Researchers found that as preteens used more social media, their depressive symptoms increased. Yet the reverse wasn’t true — a rise in depressive symptoms didn’t predict a later increase in social me...

As preteens use more social media, their depressive symptoms increase, a UCSF study of ~12,000 kids in @jama.com finds. "Setting screen-free times for the whole family... can help build healthier digital habits for everyone," Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says.

27.05.2025 20:17 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ @davidimbago.bsky.social, @shakirachoonara.bsky.social, Jonanne Talebloo, Zain Memon, Molly O’Sullivan, Susan Sawyer, Sarah Baird

#adolescenthealth #adolescence #teenvoices #youthengagement #representation #youthresearch #WHA78 #WHA

22.05.2025 08:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social with @thelancet.com commission on #adolescenthealth!

☑️ A checklist for reporting youth engagement in peer-reviewed research!

🔗 tinyurl.com/mayecheck @davidimbago.bsky.social @shakirachoonara.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social

22.05.2025 08:51 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Yes, Social Media Might Be Making Kids Depressed Researchers found that as preteens used more social media, their depressive symptoms increased. Yet the reverse wasn’t true — a rise in depressive symptoms didn’t predict a later increase in social me...

Social media might be making kids depressed. A UCSF study of 12,000 kids found that more screen time was associated with more depressive symptoms, while cyberbullying was associated with both suicide and substance use.
@jasonmnagata.bsky.social tiny.ucsf.edu/La1Raj

21.05.2025 22:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Reporting of research with adolescent and youth engagement Active engagement of adolescents and youth in adolescent-focused studies aims to improve the quality of research and the translation of findings into everyday care, and to give researchers a greater u...

📣 New Comment on reporting of research with #Adolescents and #Youth engagement as part of the
@thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth

Comment here 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#YouthHealth #MedSky @jasonmnagata.bsky.social

Lancet Commission here 👉 bit.ly/4k14Vgo

21.05.2025 08:07 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

#adolescence #socialmedia #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #psychiatry #childpsychiatry #depression #depressivesymptoms #mediahabits #childdevelopment #digitalwellness #publichealth @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social

21.05.2025 15:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ Many thanks to co-authors Christopher Otmar, Joan Shim, Priya Balasubramanian, Chloe Cheng, Elizabeth Li, Abubakr Shoaibi, Iris Shao, @kyletganson.bsky.social, @testaalex.bsky.social, Orsolya Kiss, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker

21.05.2025 15:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @JAMANetworkOpen!

↗️ Increases in #social media use were followed by greater #depressive symptoms—but not the other way around

🔗 tinyurl.com/3fsfeeav @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

21.05.2025 15:10 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

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