UO study finds teen girls' text language is linked to mental health

Researchers from the University of Oregon reviewed over 22,000 messages between 30 girls, ages 11 to 15, in Eugene, which showed day-to-day changes in their moods.

EUGENE, Ore. — A new University of Oregon study found that the language teen girls use in text messages and social media apps, like TikTok and Snapchat, is linked to day-to-day changes in their moods. 

“Our interest is in trying to find ways that we can detect who we should be helping a little bit earlier,” said Nick Allen, director of the UO’s Center for Digital Mental Health 

Allen is one of the psychology professors behind the new

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