Yes, there is. (Mind you, I'm not a psychologist, this is just from a quick online search.) There's a study from 2012 linking social media usage to reduced aca

Yes, there is. (Mind you, I'm not a psychologist, this is just from a quick online search.) There's a study from 2012 linking social media usage to reduced academic performance and a lowered attention span [1]. A recent study has shown that excessive TikTok use in particular is linked to short-term memory deterioration [2]. I assume this is a somewhat trendy field of research in psychology, so you can likely find more studies, should you want to. [1]: Paul, Baker et al (2012): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563212001665?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07475... [2]: Sha, Dong (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8820 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8820