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 …

Abstract Social Networking Sites (SNS) have close to 3 billion users worldwide. Recently,
however, SNS have come under media scrutiny for their potential association with …

В выпуске рассматриваются наиболее устойчивые, распространенные и
претендующие на универсальность представления о поколении современных …

In this study, we examined parents'(n= 260) perceptions of their own and their children's use
of social media and other types of communication technologies in the beginning stages of …

Background Social media users are extensively exposed to photographs displaying
idealized self-presentations. This poses a potential threat to youth's appearance self …

Adolescent use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat has
increased dramatically over the last decade and now pervades their everyday social lives …

Background The association of adolescent social media use with mental health symptoms,
especially depression, has recently attracted a great deal of interest in public media as well …

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 …

There has been a notable increase in social media and Internet use over recent decades,
not only for social interaction or entertainment, but also for working and meeting tools, as …

Exposure to carefully selected information on social networking sites (SNSs) showing a
flawless self and an ideal life has been found to harm young individuals' self-esteem and …