Associations Between Time Spent Using Social Media and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among US Youth

Riehm, Kira E.; Feder, Kenneth A.; Tormohlen, Kayla N.; Crum, Rosa M.; Young, Allen; Green, Kerry M.; Pacek, Lauren R.; Flair, Lareina N. La; Mojtabai, Ramin

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.2325

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“…Research on social media and adolescent mental health has proliferated in recent years, with many studies exploring whether more frequent use of social media is associated with various mental health concerns, including depression [11], body image concerns and disordered eating [12], and externalizing problems [13]. In general, findings from these studies have been mixed, with many revealing a small but significant negative effect of social media use on mental health.…”

Section: Understanding the Impact Of Social Media On Youth Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Nesi

2020

North Carolina Medical Journal

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The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Nesi

2020

North Carolina Medical Journal

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“…Eine wichtige erste Beantwortung der Frage, ob eine intensive Nutzung von Social Media auch ursächlich zum Auftreten psychischer Probleme beitragen kann, liefert eine methodisch ausgewogene Studie aus den USA, die unlängst veröffentlicht wurde [4]. Die Autoren erhoben an einer repräsentativen Stichprobe von 6596 Jugendlichen im Alter zwischen 12 und 17 Jahren mittels Fragebogen einerseits die täglich mit der Nutzung von Social Media zugebrachte Zeit und zusätzlich das Ausmaß an erlebten internalisierenden und externalisierenden Symptomen.…”

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Die Nutzung von sozialen Medien durch Kinder und Jugendliche

Müller¹

2020

Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

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ZUSAMMENFASSUNGIm Jahr 2020 stellt die gewohnheitsmäßige Nutzung des Internets gerade unter Kindern und Jugendlichen ein selbstverständliches Freizeitverhalten dar. In dieser Altersgruppe sind es überwiegend Online-Computerspiele, zunehmend aber auch soziale Medien, die sich größter Beliebtheit erfreuen. Neben den unbestrittenen Vorteilen, die insbesondere soziale Medien bieten, verdeutlicht ein Blick auf verfügbare Forschungsbefunde, dass gerade bei einem übermäßigen Gebrauch durchaus auch von negativen Effekten auszugehen ist, die im schlimmsten Fall auch entwicklungs- und gesundheitsbeeinträchtigend sein können. In der Hauptsache sind es neu auftretende psychische bzw. sogar psychopathologische Phänomene, wie „Digitaler Stress“, welcher durch wahrgenommenen sozialen Druck und eine zu hohe Kommunikationsflut entstehen kann, sowie ein problematischer, suchtartiger Konsum von sozialen Medien, die mit vergleichsweise eindeutigen abträglichen Folgen für die psychische Gesundheit einhergehen. In dem Überblicksbeitrag wird eine Auswahl der negativen Auswirkungen anhand der Forschungsliteratur vorgestellt, deren Ursachen diskutiert und es werden Handlungsmöglichkeiten für die Praxis skizziert.

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“…Social networking and traditional communication, the two activities that might be subsumed under the term "communication", showed associations with conduct problems. This nding is surprising given that previous studies suggest associations with internalizing rather than externalizing behavior [24]. A possible explanation is that adolescents with conduct problems might show aggressive behavior not only in real but also in online social interactions, e.g., via cyberbullying [26].…”

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“…With respect to the use of social networking sites, previous studies showed associations with more psychological distress and poorer mental health [21,22], especially more internalizing behavioral problems and depressive symptoms [23,24]. However, some studies also observed associations with externalizing problems and violence [25,26].…”

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Associations of Different Media Activities With Behavioral Strengths and Difficulties and School Performance in Adolescents: a Cross-Sectional Analysis

Poulain¹,

Meigen²,

Grafe³

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Background: This study investigates the times adolescents engage in different media activities (including entertaining and educational activities) and explores associations with behavioral strengths and difficulties and school grades. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 664 10- to 18-year-old adolescents (350 boys, 314 girls) participating in the LIFE Child study in Germany. Participants completed questionnaires on their media use, on strengths and difficulties (using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), and on their school grades in mathematics and first language. Associations of the times engaged in different media activities via mobile phone or computer (traditional communication, social media use, gaming, playing learning games, watching videos, and searching for information) with behavioral strengths/difficulties and school grades were assessed using linear regression analyses (adjusting for age, gender, and socioeconomic status). Results: With the exception of playing learning games, each media activity was followed for almost one hour per day, with high inter-relations between the single activities. Gaming, watching videos, social networking, traditional communication, and playing learning games were significantly associated with more behavioral difficulties in at least one domain (emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer-relationship problems, prosocial behavior) and with lower school grades. Searching for information showed the weakest associations with behavioral difficulties and no association with school grades. In a multivariate analysis, searching for information was associated with fewer behavioral difficulties. Conclusions: Using media to search for information might weaken the adverse effects of other media activities on school performance and behavioral adjustment.

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Associations Between Time Spent Using Social Media and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among US Youth

Cited by 279 publications

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The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Die Nutzung von sozialen Medien durch Kinder und Jugendliche

Associations of Different Media Activities With Behavioral Strengths and Difficulties and School Performance in Adolescents: a Cross-Sectional Analysis

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