This review delineates core components of the social media ecosystem, specifying how
online platforms complicate established social psychological effects. We assess four pairs of …

Social media habits represent one of the most common–and controversial–forms of habitual
behavior in contemporary society. In this brief article, we summarize the state of research on …

Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, content and services
independently of time and place constraints. At the same time, they challenge our autonomy …

The intense proliferation of social media platforms into every facet of human lives has
engaged researchers' attention towards understanding their adverse influences, referred to …

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has been consistently shown to relate to dysfunctional
behaviors and negative daily life outcomes, including in academic context. One explanatory …

Social media overuse is a central concern in discussions over digital well-being. Digital
disconnection is often presented as a solution to this problem, but mixed evidence on its …

Smartphones and other mobile devices have fundamentally changed patterns of Internet
use in everyday life by making online access constantly available. The present paper offers …

The use of social media can have positive and negative effects on psychological well-being.
The present article proposes that self-regulation and the related concept of self-control act …

Most prior research on the effects of mobile and social media on well-being has worked from
either the “technology addiction” or “screen time” approach. Yet these frameworks struggle …

This paper aims to shed light on the question whether, and how, social media self-control
failure is related to mindfulness and wellbeing. Using a 3-wave longitudinal design, the …