Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which adolescents socialize and interact
with the world, which has contributed to ongoing public debate about whether social media …

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health, safety, and daily lives of all individuals.
Adolescents may be uniquely sensitive to this abrupt disruption in their lives due to the …

Qualitative research into adolescents' experiences of social media use and well-being has
the potential to offer rich, nuanced insights, but has yet to be systematically reviewed. The …

Social media use became central to adolescents' lives and development during the COVID-
19 pandemic, with some adolescents first initiating social media use in this period. The …

Many quantitative studies have supported the association between social media use and
poorer mental health, with less known about adolescents' perspectives on social media's …

This article provides a narrative review of longitudinal studies investigating the impact of
social media (SM) use on adolescent well-being from 2006 to 2019. A topic of popular …

Public concerns of how frequently adolescents used screens during the pandemic
shutdowns fueled the need to research whether these behaviors were conducive or …

Despite the rapid proliferation of digital technologies in the Global South, most academic
research on social media and adolescent well-being has primarily focused on the Global …

The growing prominence of social media use among teenagers has prompted researchers
in psychology and communication science to consider connections between social media …

Social media use is almost ubiquitous among adolescents and emerging adults. Although
much has been studied about the psychological implications of social media use, there is …