Research into the impact of social media use (SMU) on well-being (eg, happiness) and ill-
being (eg, depression) has exploded over the past few years. From 2019 to August 2021, 27 …

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 …

We provide quasi-experimental estimates of the impact of social media on mental health by
leveraging a unique natural experiment: the staggered introduction of Facebook across US …

Within a relatively short time span, social media have transformed the way humans interact,
leading many to wonder what, if any, implications this interactive revolution has had for …

Numerous studies have been conducted to determine how social media usage affects
students' academic motivation as a result of its extensive use around the world. However, it …

Research linking social media use and adolescent mental health has produced mixed and
inconsistent findings and little translational evidence, despite pressure to deliver concrete …

Research on the dark side of social media usage has explored the fear of missing out
(FoMO), social media fatigue (fatigue), social media stalking (stalking), and online social …

Purpose Social media influencers (SMIs) have become an important source of influence that
affects consumer behaviours in their decision-making processes. As such, this justifies …

There is both public and scholarly concern that (passive) social media use decreases well-
being by providing a fertile ground for harmful (upward) social comparison and envy. The …

Concerns about parenting adolescents are not new, but the rapid diffusion of digital
technologies has heightened anxieties over digital parenting. Findings are decidedly mixed …