Adolescent social media use and mental health from adolescent and parent perspectives
Barry CT, Sidoti CL, Briggs SM, Reiter SR, Lindsey RA
Journal of adolescence · 168 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2017-09-05 · J Adolesc · vol. 61 · issue 1 · pp. 1–11
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 478 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 73.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 27 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- adolescent social media use, adolescent mental health, psychosocial adjustment, parent-adolescent dyads, fear of missing out, loneliness, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, oppositional defiant disorder
- MeSH
- humans, depression, anxiety, loneliness, parents, mental health, conduct disorder, adolescent, female, male, self report, social media
5 authors
From US
- Christopher Taylor Barry · correspondingWashington State University
- Chloe L. SidotiWashington State University
- Shanelle Mariah BriggsWashington State University
- Shari R. ReiterWashington State University
- Rebecca A. LindseyWashington State University
Abstract
This study investigated adolescent and parent reports of adolescent social media use and its relation to adolescent psychosocial adjustment. The sample consisted of 226 participants (113 parent-adolescent dyads) from throughout the United States, with adolescents (55 males, 51 females, 7 unreported) ranging from ages 14 to 17. Parent and adolescent reports of the number of adolescents' social media accounts were moderately correlated with parent-reported DSM-5 symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, ODD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, as well as adolescent-reported fear of missing out (FoMO) and loneliness. Lastly, anxiety and depressive symptoms were highest among adolescents with a relatively high number of parent-reported social media accounts and relatively high FoMO. The implications of these findings and need for related longitudinal studies are discussed.
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