Problematic social media use: associations with health complaints among adolescents
Marino C, Lenzi M, Canale N, Pierannunzio D, Dalmasso P, Borraccino A, Cappello N, Lemma P, Vieno A, 2018 HBSC-Italia Group, the 2018 HBSC-Italia Group
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita · 20 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2021-11-01 · Ann Ist Super Sanita · vol. 56 · issue 4 · pp. 514–521
- Publisher
- National Institutes of Health
- Cited
- 37 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 10.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 29 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · OTHER-OA
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Mental Health via Writing
- Keywords
- social media addiction, adolescents, health complaints, somatic symptoms, psychological symptoms, prevalence, Italian regions, sex differences, age differences, prevention interventions
- MeSH
- humans, prevalence, cross-sectional studies, adolescent, child, italy, female, male, self report, social media, internet addiction disorder
9 authors
From IT
- Claudia MarinoUniversity of Padua
- Michela LenziUniversity of Padua
- Natale CanaleUniversity of Padua
- Daniela PierannunzioIstituto Superiore di Sanità
- Paola DalmassoUniversity of Turin
- Alberto BorraccinoUniversity of Turin
Abstract
Objective
Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU) has an addictive potential for young users. The aim of this study was to show the prevalence of PSMU across Italian regions and its association with health complaints.
Materials and methods
Data are gathered from the Italian 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey using a representative sample of Italian adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 years (50.6% males). Participants completed self-administered questionnaires assessing PSMU and health complaints.
Results
PSMU affects 8.9% adolescents in Italy and the prevalence is quite consistent across regions. 13-year-olds girls showed the highest percentage of PSMU (13%). Problematic users of social media are more likely to report multiple somatic (OR = 1.84 [95% CI 1.82-1.85]) and psychological (OR = 2.60 [95% CI 2.58-2.63]) symptoms.
Conclusions
PSMU represents a widespread problem in Italy. National prevention interventions are needed in order to promote a positive use of social media.
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