Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Symptoms, Social Media Use Intensity, and Social Media Use Problems in Adolescents: Investigating Directionality
Boer M, Stevens G, Finkenauer C, van den Eijnden R
Child development · 79 citations
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- Design
- Cohort study (indexed by PubMed)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2019-10-26 · Child Dev · vol. 91 · issue 4 · pp. e853–e865
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 161 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 22.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD symptoms, social media use, social media use intensity, social media addiction, adolescents, longitudinal development
- MeSH
- humans, longitudinal studies, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, sex factors, adolescent, child, female, male, social media, surveys and questionnaires, internet addiction disorder
4 authors
From NL
- Maartje Boer · correspondingUtrecht University
- Gonneke W. J. M. StevensUtrecht University
- Catrin FinkenauerUtrecht University
- Regina J. J. M. van den EijndenUtrecht University
Abstract
Cross-sectional research shows that adolescents' social media use (SMU) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-symptoms are related, but it is unclear whether this relation is explained by SMU intensity or by addiction-like SMU problems. Also, due to the lack of longitudinal studies, the direction of this relation remains unknown. This study aims to disentangle which type of SMU is related to ADHD-symptoms, and in which direction, using a three-wave longitudinal study among Dutch adolescents aged 11-15 years (n = 543). Findings suggest a unidirectional relation: SMU problems increased ADHD-symptoms over time, SMU intensity did not. This implies that problematic use, rather than the intensity of use harmfully affects adolescents' ADHD-symptoms.
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