To find out how social media use affects teens, look at depression/anxiety.

  • Published In: Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update, 2024, v. 26, n. 8. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Knopf, Alison 3 of 3

Abstract

There are widespread concerns about the influence of social media on the mental health of adolescents, but the backdrop to this is that most research has not looked at clinical groups, but only the general population. For this study, research reviewed the literature to look at the association between social media use and internalizing symptoms — anxiety and depression. They found that clinical, as against community, samples show an increased risk of internalizing symptoms related to social media use, and that this is correlated with the amount of time spent on social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Brown University Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update. 2024/08, Vol. 26, Issue 8, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Communication and Mass Media
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1527-8395
  • DOI:10.1002/cpu30883
  • Accession Number:178354998
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