Background Social media use (SMU) has become highly prevalent in modern society,
especially among young adults. Research has examined how SMU affects well-being, with …

While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing
mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on …

Introduction: Given the breadth of correlational research linking social media use to worse
well-being, we undertook an experimental study to investigate the potential causal role that …

Social networking sites (SNS) are especially attractive for adolescents, but it has also been
shown that these users can suffer from negative psychological consequences when using …

Introduction The current study examined motivations for social networking site use across
three years during the transition from late adolescence to emerging adulthood. While …

For many individuals, excessive smartphone use interferes with everyday life. In the present
study, we recruited a non-clinical sample of 296 participants for a cross-sectional survey of …

This study investigated adolescent and parent reports of adolescent social media use and its
relation to adolescent psychosocial adjustment. The sample consisted of 226 participants …

Social media allows users to explore self-identity and express emotions or thoughts.
Research looking into the association between social media use (SMU) and mental health …

Background: Social networking sites (SNSs) have become a pervasive part of modern
culture, which may also affect mental health. Objective: The aim of this systematic review …

Depression is associated with social risk factors, social impairments and poor social
functioning. This paper gives an overview of these social aspects using the NIMH Research …