Mechanisms linking social media use to adolescent mental health vulnerability

A Orben, A Meier, T Dalgleish… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Research linking social media use and adolescent mental health has produced mixed and
inconsistent findings and little translational evidence, despite pressure to deliver concrete …

Social media: a digital social mirror for identity development during adolescence

V Pérez-Torres - Current Psychology, 2024‏ - Springer
According to recent studies, social media are settings where adolescents construct their
identities while engaging in social interactions. In digital spaces, adolescents can interact …

A meta-analysis of the effects of social media exposure to upward comparison targets on self-evaluations and emotions

CA McComb, EJ Vanman, SJ Tobin - Media Psychology, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Does passive social media use harm well-being?

A Meier, HV Krause - Journal of Media Psychology, 2022‏ - econtent.hogrefe.com
Research into the effects of social media on well-being often distinguishes “active” and
“passive” use, with passive use supposedly more harmful to well-being (ie, the passive use …

Exposure to the positivity bias and adolescents' differential longitudinal links with social comparison, inspiration and envy depending on social media literacy

L Schreurs, A Meier, L Vandenbosch - Current Psychology, 2023‏ - Springer
Social media literacy is assumed to protect adolescents from negative social media effects,
yet research supporting this is lacking. The current three-wave panel study with a four-month …

Advancing our understanding of the associations between social media use and well-being

PM Valkenburg, I Beyens, A Meier… - Current Opinion in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The effect of social media use on well-being is among the hottest debates in academia and
society at large. Adults and adolescents alike spend around 2–3 h per day on social media …

Online Social Networking: Navigating the Myth and Reality of Friendship in the Era of Zero Trust

S Agrawal, N Agrawal, R Bansal… - Online Social Networks …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The mechanics of friendship in online social networking have been completely transformed
by the cybersecurity principles known as Zero Trust. Traditional ideas of security and trust in …

Social comparisons at social networking sites: how social Media-induced fear of missing out and envy drive compulsive use

A Tandon, S Laato, N Islam, A Dhir - Internet Research, 2024‏ - emerald.com
Purpose A major portion of our social interaction now occurs online, facilitated by social
networking sites (SNSs) that enable people to connect and communicate at will. However …

Adolescents' moral self-cultivation through emulation: Implications for modelling in moral education

W Sanderse - Journal of Moral Education, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to offer a new perspective on role modelling by examining adolescents' own
efforts to lead a morally virtuous life. While traditional approaches to moral education …

Associations between youth's daily social media use and well-being are mediated by upward comparisons

A Irmer, F Schmiedek - Communications Psychology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Studies examining the associations between social media use and subjective well-being
have revealed inconsistent results and mainly refer to the between-person level. We …