A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents
While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the influence of social media use on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents. A search of PsycI...
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| description | While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the influence of social media use on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents. A search of PsycINFO, Medline, Embase, CINAHL and SSCI databases reaped 13 eligible studies, of which 12 were cross-sectional. Findings were classified into four domains of social media: time spent, activity, investment and addiction. All domains correlated with depression, anxiety and psychological distress. However, there are considerable caveats due to methodological limitations of cross-sectional design, sampling and measures. Mechanisms of the putative effects of social media on mental health should be explored further through qualitative enquiry and longitudinal cohort studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a018b535b0144394acbe71eb246754db2022-12-21T23:36:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272020-12-01251799310.1080/02673843.2019.15908511590851A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescentsBetul Keles0Niall McCrae1Annmarie Grealish2King’s College LondonKing’s College LondonKing’s College LondonWhile becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the influence of social media use on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents. A search of PsycINFO, Medline, Embase, CINAHL and SSCI databases reaped 13 eligible studies, of which 12 were cross-sectional. Findings were classified into four domains of social media: time spent, activity, investment and addiction. All domains correlated with depression, anxiety and psychological distress. However, there are considerable caveats due to methodological limitations of cross-sectional design, sampling and measures. Mechanisms of the putative effects of social media on mental health should be explored further through qualitative enquiry and longitudinal cohort studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1590851adolescentssocial mediadepressionanxietypsychological distress |
| spellingShingle | Betul Keles Niall McCrae Annmarie Grealish A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents International Journal of Adolescence and Youth adolescents social media depression anxiety psychological distress |
| title | A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| title_full | A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| title_short | A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| title_sort | systematic review the influence of social media on depression anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents |
| topic | adolescents social media depression anxiety psychological distress |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1590851 |
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