Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence

Previous studies have examined the neural correlates of receiving negative feedback from peers during virtual social interaction in young people. However, there is a lack of studies applying platforms adolescents use in daily life. In the present study, 92 late-adolescent participants performed a ta...

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Main Authors: Patrik Wikman, Mona Moisala, Artturi Ylinen, Jallu Lindblom, Sointu Leikas, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Kirsti Lonka, Berna Güroğlu, Kimmo Alho
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478/full
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Kimmo Alho
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description Previous studies have examined the neural correlates of receiving negative feedback from peers during virtual social interaction in young people. However, there is a lack of studies applying platforms adolescents use in daily life. In the present study, 92 late-adolescent participants performed a task that involved receiving positive and negative feedback to their opinions from peers in a Facebook-like platform, while brain activity was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Peer feedback was shown to activate clusters in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), superior temporal gyrus and sulcus (STG/STS), and occipital cortex (OC). Negative feedback was related to greater activity in the VLPFC, MPFC, and anterior insula than positive feedback, replicating previous findings on peer feedback and social rejection. Real-life habits of social media use did not correlate with brain responses to negative feedback.
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spelling doaj.art-a6865bc4ba104461a44bb36dd72a35522022-12-22T00:19:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532022-05-011610.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478790478Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late AdolescencePatrik Wikman0Patrik Wikman1Mona Moisala2Mona Moisala3Artturi Ylinen4Jallu Lindblom5Jallu Lindblom6Sointu Leikas7Katariina Salmela-Aro8Katariina Salmela-Aro9Kirsti Lonka10Kirsti Lonka11Berna Güroğlu12Kimmo Alho13Kimmo Alho14Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandAdvanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, FinlandDepartment of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandAdvanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, FinlandDepartment of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, FinlandSwedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandFaculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandSchool of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United StatesFaculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandOptentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South AfricaInstitute of Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit, Leiden University, Leiden, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandAdvanced Magnetic Imaging Centre, Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, FinlandPrevious studies have examined the neural correlates of receiving negative feedback from peers during virtual social interaction in young people. However, there is a lack of studies applying platforms adolescents use in daily life. In the present study, 92 late-adolescent participants performed a task that involved receiving positive and negative feedback to their opinions from peers in a Facebook-like platform, while brain activity was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Peer feedback was shown to activate clusters in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), superior temporal gyrus and sulcus (STG/STS), and occipital cortex (OC). Negative feedback was related to greater activity in the VLPFC, MPFC, and anterior insula than positive feedback, replicating previous findings on peer feedback and social rejection. Real-life habits of social media use did not correlate with brain responses to negative feedback.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478/fullbrainsocial mediafeedbackpeerslate adolescencefMRI
spellingShingle Patrik Wikman
Patrik Wikman
Mona Moisala
Mona Moisala
Artturi Ylinen
Jallu Lindblom
Jallu Lindblom
Sointu Leikas
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Kirsti Lonka
Kirsti Lonka
Berna Güroğlu
Kimmo Alho
Kimmo Alho
Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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social media
feedback
peers
late adolescence
fMRI
title Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
title_full Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
title_fullStr Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
title_full_unstemmed Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
title_short Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
title_sort brain responses to peer feedback in social media are modulated by valence in late adolescence
topic brain
social media
feedback
peers
late adolescence
fMRI
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478/full
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