Concept analysis of adolescent use of social media for emotional well‐being

Jo, Soojung; Jang, Mi Young

doi:10.1111/ijn.13116

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“…(17) What is important, adolescents who are considered emotionally healthy, sustain relationships and communication via internet, gain more positives from social media use. (3) PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL MEDIA USE Not only individual susceptibilities should be considered at fault in developing demonstrated disorders. What must be taken into account is also a problematic social media use.…”

Section: Knowledge Body Image and Social Comparisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of social media on developing body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders

GÓRSKA

ŚWIERCZ

MAJCHER

et al. 2023

J Educ Health Sport

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INTRODUCTION Social media platforms are commonly used worldwide, affecting every-day living of billions of people. It may impacts both self-esteem and self-evaluation of its users. Formed by social influence, the ideal beauty standards lead to an unhealthy comparison, need of external validation and pursuit of ideal appearance. Induced body image dissatisfaction could be the cause of many different eating disorders or rigorous exercises. Promoted by media, ideal body-image creates unhealthy focus on BMI, weight and shape of one’s own body. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to present the current state of knowledge on the impact of social media on evolving dissatisfaction with body image, followed by eating disorders. METHODS For the purposes of writing this article, the available literature was reviewed. The database of medical publications – PubMed database and publicly available books was searched, using keywords such as social media and body image disorders, eating disorders. RESULTS According to reviewed studies, spending more time on following social media intensifies body image disorders among both young women and men, as a result of negative upward comparison of their external appearance. A problematic social media use, passive and focused on image-related platforms, heightens a risk of developing a self-dissatisfaction and body concerns. Disordered eating behaviors are significantly connected to a frequent use of an image-related social media platforms. CONCLUSIONS Maintaining a healthy relationships with peers and parents protects self-esteem of adolescents and lowers the risk of body-image and eating disorders. A greater focus should be put on educating young people about their value, self-assessment and healthy relations.

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Section: Knowledge Body Image and Social Comparisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of social media on developing body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders

GÓRSKA

ŚWIERCZ

MAJCHER

et al. 2023

J Educ Health Sport

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“…Adolescents report that social media is an important social arena and part of their daily lives, where they communicate with friends, develop new friendships, 24 and fulfill their needs for intimacy and connection with others. 25 , 26 However, adolescents also acknowledge that their social media use might become problematic. 24 Some newer studies on this topic have started to take a more exploratory view on what constitutes problematic use.…”

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Reexploring Problematic Social Media Use and Its Relationship with Adolescent Mental Health. Findings from the “LifeOnSoMe”-Study

Finserås,

Hjetland,

Sivertsen

et al. 2023

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Previous approaches used to assess problematic social media use risk inflating prevalence numbers and classifying unproblematic social media use as problematic. The main aim of this study was to take an exploratory view as to how different types of activities, experiences, and motivations on social media are associated with problematic mental health outcomes in adolescents. Patients and Methods:This study is based on a cross-sectional survey of 2023 adolescents (mean age 17.4 years (SD 0.9), 44.4% males) from the year 2020. Exploratory graph analysis and exploratory factor analysis were performed on 28 pre-selected items assessing adolescents' use of social media, to identify underlying potentially problematic factors associated with social media use. Sets of gender-adjusted multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the degree to which social media factors predicted depression, anxiety, well-being, and time spent on social media. Results: Three factors were identified: 1) "subjective overuse", 2) "social obligations", and 3) "source of concern". All three factors showed significant positive associations with mental health problems. The factor "source of concern", which identifies feelings of being overwhelmed and concerned over social media use, had the strongest association to mental health problems and simultaneously the weakest association to time spent on social media. Conclusion: Three identified factors measuring problematic social media use showed positive associations with mental health problems. This lends support to the notion that problematic social media use is a multidimensional phenomenon and demonstrates the need to move beyond addiction criteria when assessing problematic social media use.

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“…Technology has also improved access to diabetes‐related healthcare for many, such as patients residing in rural and remote geographical areas, and pregnant women, and can support engagement as well as flexible access to healthcare. However, technology can present challenges as well as benefits for all age groups, from youth through to the elderly or infirm, with Jo and Jang (2022) noting the negative as well as positive effects of social media for well‐being.…”

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