Adolescent Mental Health

Portrait of a thoughtful teenager, 35mm portrait, depth of field, representing the complex interplay of self-acceptance and social comparison in adolescent mental health.

Linear self-acceptance and nonlinear social comparison: interacting influences on adolescent depression

Hey there! Let’s talk about something super important, especially for the young folks navigating those tricky teenage years: feeling good about yourself and how you stack up against everyone else. I mean, who hasn’t scrolled through social media and felt that little pang of “wow, everyone else has it together”?…