Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are at
higher risk of poor mental health and well-being. Social media platforms can provide LGBTQ …

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 …

This paper investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication
through social media on consumer engagement, focusing on the top 15 European banks' …

Media convergence is generating many collective performances on social media, where the
rise of short-form videos has created a new opportunity for the empowerment of society on …

Background: Adolescents use social media more frequently than other age groups. Social
media has been described as a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender …

Digital platforms are spaces for social participation with significant value in the development
of the identity of adolescents and emerging adults. The objective is to identify the behavior …

Purpose As the number of social media users continues to rise globally, a heated debate
emerges on whether social media use improves or harms mental health, as well as the …

We examined online and offline social supports for sexual minority adolescents,
underscoring the understudied developmental period of early adolescence and the mental …

The COVID-19 pandemic changed school contexts and social opportunities dramatically for
adolescents around the world. Thus, certain adolescents may have been more susceptible …

The objective of this study was to investigate YouTube as a venue for social connection
among LGBTQ individuals (N= 428). Exposure to LGBTQ YouTubers positively contributed …