A recurring claim in the literature is that active social media use (ASMU) leads to increases
in well-being, whereas passive social media use (PSMU) leads to decreases in well-being …

The question whether social media use benefits or undermines adolescents' well-being is
an important societal concern. Previous empirical studies have mostly established across …

Eighteen earlier studies have investigated the associations between social media use
(SMU) and adolescents' self-esteem, finding weak effects and inconsistent results. A viable …

A recurring hypothesis in the literature is that “passive” social media use (browsing) leads to
negative effects on well-being. This preregistered study investigated a rival hypothesis …

The formation and maintenance of friendship closeness is an important developmental task
in adolescence. To obtain insight in real-time processes that may underly the development …

This study investigated the effects of active private, passive private, and passive public
social media use on adolescents' affective well-being. Intensive longitudinal data (34,930 …

A growing number of studies have tried to assess the effects of social media on adolescents,
who are among the most avid social media users. To establish the effects of social media …

ABSTRACT A widespread concern in society is that adolescents experience an increased
inability to concentrate and sustain attention because they are continuously distracted by …

Social media have become a pervasive part of contemporary culture and are an essential
part of the daily lives of an increasing number of people. Its popularity has brought unlimited …

The aim of this preregistered study was to compare and explain the effects of (a) time spent
on social media (SM) and (b) the valence (positivity or negativity) of SM experiences on …