Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review
Karim F, Oyewande AA, Abdalla LF, Chaudhry Ehsanullah R, Khan S
Cureus · 111 citations
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- Design
- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-06-15 · Cureus · vol. 12 · issue 6 · p. e8627
- Publisher
- Cureus, Inc.
- Cited
- 390 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 6.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 27 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Digital Mental Health Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Social Media in Health Education
- Keywords
- social media use, mental health, anxiety, depression, social network sites, screen time, psychological well-being
5 authors
From US, NG, MY
- Fazida Binti Karim · correspondingCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States); Lagos State Health Service Commission; Sultan Zainal Abidin University
- Azeezat Abimbola OyewandeCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States); Lagos State Health Service Commission; Sultan Zainal Abidin University
- Lamis F AbdallaCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States); Lagos State Health Service Commission; Sultan Zainal Abidin University
- Reem Chaudhry EhsanullahCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States); Lagos State Health Service Commission; Sultan Zainal Abidin University
- Safeera KhanCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States); Lagos State Health Service Commission; Sultan Zainal Abidin University
Abstract
Social media are responsible for aggravating mental health problems. This systematic study summarizes the effects of social network usage on mental health. Fifty papers were shortlisted from google scholar databases, and after the application of various inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 papers were chosen and all papers were evaluated for quality. Eight papers were cross-sectional studies, three were longitudinal studies, two were qualitative studies, and others were systematic reviews. Findings were classified into two outcomes of mental health: anxiety and depression. Social media activity such as time spent to have a positive effect on the mental health domain. However, due to the cross-sectional design and methodological limitations of sampling, there are considerable differences. The structure of social media influences on mental health needs to be further analyzed through qualitative research and vertical cohort studies.
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