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In line with views on the need to further investigate social media usage (Karikari et al., 2017), particularly regarding its societal implications (Jiao et al., 2017), this paper argues that there is an urgent need to further understand the impact of the time spent on social media on users' psychological well-being, namely by considering other variables that mediate and further explain this ...
- The Use of Social Media in Children and Adolescents: Scoping ...
For children aged 10–15 years old, limited time on social...
- The Use of Social Media in Children and Adolescents: Scoping ...
Feb 20, 2024 · The effects of social media consumption on adolescent psychological well-being. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research , in press, 2024. doi: 10.1086/728739.
Feb 3, 2022 · [Related: Potential risks of content, features, and functions: The science of how social media affects youth] Social rewards and the brain Between the ages of 10 and 12, changes in the brain make social rewards—compliments on a new hairstyle, laughter from a classmate—start to feel a lot more satisfying.
Sep 1, 2023 · The potential risks of social media may be especially acute during early adolescence when puberty delivers an onslaught of biological, psychological, and social changes. One longitudinal analysis of data from youth in the United Kingdom found distinct developmental windows during which adolescents are especially sensitive to social media’s impact.
Apr 1, 2011 · Using social media Web sites is among the most common activity of today's children and adolescents. Any Web site that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter; gaming sites and virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites such as YouTube; and blogs. Such sites offer today ...
- Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, Kathleen Clarke-Pearson
- 2011
The influence of social media on youth mental health is shaped by many complex factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of time children and adolescents spend on platforms, the type of content they consume or are otherwise exposed to, the activities and interactions social media affords, and the degree to which it disrupts activities that are essential for health like sleep and ...
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For children aged 10–15 years old, limited time on social media has no effect on most emotional and behavioral outcomes (and can even positively impact social relationships), while there are strong negative associations between very long hours on social media and increased emotional distress and worse behavioral outcomes, which continue for several years .
