Social media use and depression in adolescents: a scoping review
Vidal C, Lhaksampa T, Miller L, Platt R
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 113 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Government
- NIMH NIH HHS
- Grants
- National Institute of Mental Health (K23 MH118431)
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-02-17 · Int Rev Psychiatry · vol. 32 · issue 3 · pp. 235–253
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 256 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 32.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 72 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- social media use, adolescent depression, suicidality, social networking sites, adolescents, mental health disclosure
- MeSH
- humans, adolescent behavior, depression, suicide, adolescent, social media, online social networking
4 authors
From US
- Carol Vidal · correspondingJohns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Tenzin C. LhaksampaJohns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Leslie MillerJohns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Rheanna E. PlattJohns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins Medicine
Abstract
There have been increases in adolescent depression and suicidal behaviour over the last two decades that coincide with the advent of social media (SM) (platforms that allow communication via digital media), which is widely used among adolescents. This scoping review examined the bi-directional association between the use of SM, specifically social networking sites (SNS), and depression and suicidality among adolescents. The studies reviewed yielded four main themes in SM use through thematic analysis: quantity of SM use, quality of SM use, social aspects associated with SM use, and disclosure of mental health symptoms. Research in this field would benefit from use of longitudinal designs, objective and timely measures of SM use, research on the mechanisms of the association between SM use and depression and suicidality, and research in clinical populations to inform clinical practice.
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