Values‐Alignment Messaging Boosts Adolescents’ Motivation to Control Social Media Use

Galla, Brian M.; Choukas‐Bradley, Sophia; Fiore, Hannah M.; Esposito, Michael V.

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“…Another single-session classroom-based intervention utilizing cognitive dissonance techniques and SM literacy skills found improved thin ideal internalization one week after the intervention, an effect sustained to the 8-week follow-up, among girls but not boys (Bell et al, 2021 ). Other promising intervention/prevention approaches to reducing problematic SM use, which are not specific to body image but which have preliminary empirical support, include values alignment and mindfulness approaches (Galla et al, 2018 , 2021 ). The coming years will likely see an increase in the number of evidence-based approaches to helping adolescents use SM in ways that align with their values and promote positive well-being.…”

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The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health

Choukas‐Bradley

Roberts

Maheux

et al. 2022

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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In this theoretical review paper, we provide a developmental–sociocultural framework for the role of social media (SM) in adolescent girls’ body image concerns, and in turn, depressive symptoms and disordered eating. We propose that the features of SM (e.g., idealized images of peers, quantifiable feedback) intersect with adolescent developmental factors (e.g., salience of peer relationships) and sociocultural gender socialization processes (e.g., societal over-emphasis on girls’ and women’s physical appearance) to create the “perfect storm” for exacerbating girls’ body image concerns. We argue that, ultimately, body image concerns may be a key mechanism underlying associations between adolescent girls’ SM use and mental health. In the context of proposing this framework, we provide empirical evidence for how SM may increase adolescent girls’ body image concerns through heightening their focus on (1) other people’s physical appearance (e.g., through exposure to idealized images of peers, celebrities, and SM influencers; quantifiable indicators of approval); and (2) their own appearance (e.g., through appearance-related SM consciousness; exposure to idealized self-images; encouraging over-valuing of appearance; and peer approval of photos/videos). Our framework highlights new avenues for future research on adolescent girls’ SM use and mental health, which recognize the central role of body image.

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The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health

Choukas‐Bradley

Roberts

Maheux

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Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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“…Importantly, the current results highlight possible avenues of intervention to increase adolescents’ positive emotional experiences using social media. Until recently, most social media‐related interventions have focused on limiting social media use directly or reducing the negative effects of social media (e.g., Galla, Choukas‐Bradley, Fiore, & Esposito, 2021; Tamplin, McLean, & Paxton, 2018; Walther, Hanewinkel, & Morgenstern, 2014). Fewer interventions have sought to increase positive experiences on social media or foster the antecedents (e.g., gratitude) of positive social media use.…”

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#Grateful: Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Social Media Use and Gratitude During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Maheux

Nesi

Galla

et al. 2021

J of Research on Adolesc

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During the COVID‐19 pandemic, some ways of using social media—such as directly communicating with friends—may have helped adolescents thrive. We examined longitudinal associations between high school adolescents’ social media use and gratitude across a 15‐month period before and during the pandemic ( n = 704, M age = 15.10; 52% girls). The trajectories of gratitude and the importance of social media for meaningful conversations with friends—but not frequency of social media use—were positively associated over time. At the within‐person level, gratitude predicted increased importance of social media for meaningful conversations, but not vice‐versa. Findings suggest that gratitude may be associated with and may motivate using social media to foster social connection, but may not increase overall social media use.

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“…More recent experimental research demonstrated that teaching adolescents about "addictive" social media designs and their harmful effects can prompt enduring awareness of design features. It can also motivate young people's interest in regulating their social media use and in learning relevant strategies (Galla et al, 2021).…”

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“…Likely, the value of pledges and media agreements depends on how they are developed and then used. Relevant, too, is the aforementioned experimental research, which demonstrated that education about persuasive tech design featurespresented alongside messages about autonomy and social justicecan boost adolescents' motivation to self-regulate social media use (Galla et al, 2021). Yet these experiments also underscore that motivational changes are no guarantees of lasting behavioral change (Galla et al, 2021).…”

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School-Based Initiatives Promoting Digital Citizenship and Healthy Digital Media Use

Weinstein¹,

James²

2022

Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health

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Supporting adolescents toward healthy digital media use and digital citizenship more broadly "takes a village" (Hollandsworth et al., 2011). Chapters in this volume have touched on different aspects of digital media use and adolescent mental health, pointing to the importance of clinical intervention. Schools are another crucial entry point for delivery of support and prevention of future mental health difficulties. Educators have considerable reach to a captive audience of youth. Examining why, what, and how they teach students about digital media use and well-being is vital. In this chapter, we review leading K-12 digital media curricula that aim to teach students how to lead healthy digital lives. We outline the content and pedagogical approaches present in these materials and distill a set of learning goals apparent across curricular resources: critical awareness, self-reflection, and behavioral change. Given the relative absence of external evaluations of school-based interventions, we draw on relevant research to suggest both promising directions and key questions for future research.Why do schools take on healthy digital media use and digital citizenship more broadly as a topic of instruction and intervention? At least four distinct drivers are arguably at play: problems, parents, precedent, and policies. First, problems: Digital and social media are meaningful venues for young people's learning and lives beyond the classroom (Ito et al., 2020). As adolescents use apps for peer connection, there are meaningful upsides but also inevitable conflicts. Conflicts that start online routinely spill over into schools, creating problems educators must solve through reactive sanctions, proactive classroom lessons, or both (Hinduja & Patchin, 2011). Other problems that educators feel pressed to solve include in-school device misuse, distraction, and inattention in class due to media-linked sleep deprivation (e.g., Klein, 2020;Sparks, 2013).We are grateful to Chloe Brenner for her exemplary research support and detailed reviews of lesson plans and resources. Thanks also to the program creators and team members who provided us with access to and information about the programs reviewed as part of this chapter. We also acknowledge Anne Collier and Kelly Mendoza for sharing helpful insights about the state of the field of school-based interventions related to healthy digital media use. Finally, we wish to disclose that we are ongoing partners with Common Sense Education, one of the program providers whose curriculum was reviewed as part of this chapter. Both authors have worked closely with Common Sense on research and development related to their Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Values‐Alignment Messaging Boosts Adolescents’ Motivation to Control Social Media Use

Cited by 22 publications

References 41 publications

The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health

The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health

#Grateful: Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Social Media Use and Gratitude During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

School-Based Initiatives Promoting Digital Citizenship and Healthy Digital Media Use

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