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Jason Nagata, MD

@jasonmnagata

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

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

#adolescence #screentime #videogames #mentalhealth #pediatrics #gaminghabits #digitalwellness #childdevelopment #publichealth #socialconnection

02.03.2026 14:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Sahana Nayak, William Choi, Char Potes, Alexander Heuer, Zain Memon, Jonanne Talebloo, Elizabeth Li, Kevin Bao, Christiane Helmer, Megan Moreno, Jason Lavender

📉Infographic by Cynthia Li

02.03.2026 14:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports!

Evidence suggests that video gaming may offer more than just entertainment for adolescents and young adults

🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/VGHealthAYA @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfpsych.bsky.social @smahrteam.bsky.social

02.03.2026 14:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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What is the impact of image-based content on the #BodyImage development of boys and young men?

In this clip from #ScreenDeep, @jasonmnagata.bsky.social explains how idealized masculinity can trigger body image-related behaviors for young male social media users. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gCALyq

27.02.2026 21:08 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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

#NEDAW #EDAW #EatingDisordersAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #eatingdisorders #eatingdisordersupport #bingeeating #BMI

25.02.2026 15:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Abubakr Al-Shoaibi, Shayna Weinstein, Zain Memon, Elizabeth Li, Wesley Barnhart, Christiane Hemler, Kyle Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker, Jason Lavender

📉 Infographic by Hasan Alsamman

25.02.2026 15:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Eating and Weight Disorders!

⚖️ Eating disorder symptoms in early adolescence were prospectively associated with higher BMI percentile one year later among males

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/3w982hfr
@ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

25.02.2026 15:18 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

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

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #screentime #socialmedia #nicotine #smoking

18.02.2026 16:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️Thanks to co-authors Andrew Caffrey, Alexander Heuer, Keira Beltran Murillo, Christiane Helmer, Isaac Frimpong, Colbey Ricklefs, Abubakr Al-Shoaibi, Alexander Testa, Claire Brindis, Glenn-Milo Santos, Fiona Baker

📉 Infographic by Cynthia Li

18.02.2026 16:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the American Journal on Addictions!

📱Greater #socialmedia use associated with early adolescent #nicotine experimentation. Positive beliefs about smoking may influence this relationship.

🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/SMNicExp @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

18.02.2026 16:51 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

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

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #screentime #socialmedia #mentalhealth #substanceuse #videogame #sleep

12.02.2026 18:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️Thanks to co-authors Joan Shim, Priyadharshini Balasubramanian, Chloe Cheng, Abubakr Al-Shoaibi, Iris Shao, Kyle Ganson, Alexander Testa, Orsolya Kiss, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker

📉Infographic by Cynthia Li

12.02.2026 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social in
@ajpmonline.bsky.social!

📱 Problematic #screen use in early adolescents is linked to #mental health and #behavioral health outcomes one year later

🔗To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/PSUYouth @ucsfpsych.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

12.02.2026 18:31 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

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

#AdolescentHealth #MentalHealth #Pediatrics #DigitalMedia #TeenHealth #PublicHealth #HealthResearch #DigitalWellbeing #UCSF

27.01.2026 17:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Sydnie Domingue, Thang Diep, Christiane Helmer, Abubakr Al-Shoaibi, Kyle Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker, Jason Lavender

📉 Infographic by Cynthia Li

27.01.2026 17:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in BMC Research Notes!

Dating app use associated with higher depressive symptom scores in adolescents ages 13-16.

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/DatingAppMH @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

27.01.2026 17:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🚨 New Study Alert! 🚨 Check out the latest #ThePRIDEStudyResearch led by Drs. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc and Christopher D. Otmar, PhD: Screening for Eating Concerns in Cisgender Gay Men and Lesbian Women Using a Short, New Tool

Read more at https://pridestudy.org/research/#nagata19.

16.01.2026 20:51 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Kids are spending a lot of their school days on their phones | CNN Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

Kids spend ~70 minutes of the school day on their phones. But caregivers can help by modeling healthy screen time, Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says. Caregiver phone use is “one of the biggest predictors of adolescent phone use, or screen use in general,” he explains. https://ucsfh.org/49b2mGg

12.01.2026 23:26 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #screentime #videogames

12.01.2026 15:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Derek Sportsman, Jennifer Wong, Sahana Nayak, Elizabeth Li, @kyletganson.bsky.social, Timothy Piatkowski, Jinbo He, @testaalex.bsky.social, and Fiona Baker

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

12.01.2026 15:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @world-j-pediatr.bsky.social!

Certain media parenting practices associated with reduced teen #videogame use @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/VGParent

12.01.2026 15:07 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Table from JAMA on smartphone use during school. "Table 1. Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 640) (continued)" lists smartphone/screen use variables, number, mean, & median. "Problematic social media usee" is 636, 1.84, 1.50.

Table from JAMA on smartphone use during school. "Table 1. Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 640) (continued)" lists smartphone/screen use variables, number, mean, & median. "Problematic social media usee" is 636, 1.84, 1.50.

Problematic social media or phone use was associated with increased smartphone time in school, especially on social apps, among US adolescents; disparities in use were observed by age, race, and household income.

@jasonmnagata.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social

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06.01.2026 12:00 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Table from JAMA on smartphone use during school. "Table 1. Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 640) (continued)" lists smartphone/screen use variables, number, mean, & median. "Problematic social media usee" is 636, 1.84, 1.50.

Table from JAMA on smartphone use during school. "Table 1. Sociodemographic and Descriptive Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 640) (continued)" lists smartphone/screen use variables, number, mean, & median. "Problematic social media usee" is 636, 1.84, 1.50.

From @jama.com: Problematic social media or phone use was associated with increased smartphone time in school, especially on social apps, among US adolescents; disparities in use were observed by age, race, and household income.

@jasonmnagata.bsky.social

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06.01.2026 13:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

May be of interest: @socpedresearch.bsky.social
@e2e-spr.bsky.social @childrenandscreens.bsky.social

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #screentime #socialmedia #phonepolicies #phoneuse

05.01.2026 16:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Kristen Kim, Oliver Huang, Derek Sportsman, Lauren Hale, Fiona Baker, Dimitri Christakis

📈 Infographic by Kaitlyn Iglesias

05.01.2026 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🗣️ New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com!

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes per day on smartphones during school hours, with social media apps accounting for the most use.

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/phnsch @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

05.01.2026 16:25 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

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

#ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #cyberbullying #sleephealth #sleepdisparities #socialmedia

15.12.2025 17:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

✍️ Thanks to co-authors Elizabeth Li, Oliver Huang, Colbey Ricklefs, Kyle Ganson, Alexander Testa, Aaron Scheffler, Leo Sugrue, and Fiona Baker

📉 Infographic by Hasan Alsamman

15.12.2025 17:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social evidence review in Academic Pediatrics!

📱 Adolescents exposed to cyberbullying may experience sleep disturbances, with problematic social media use central to both

🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/cybersleep @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

15.12.2025 17:05 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

May be of interest @ucsfpsych.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social @childrenandscreens.bsky.social #ucsf #ucsfhealth #adolescenthealth #pediatrics #publichealth #screentime #social media #substanceuse #cannabis

11.12.2025 15:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0