Problematic Social Media Use and Health among Adolescents
Paakkari L, Tynjälä J, Lahti H, Ojala K, Lyyra N
International journal of environmental research and public health · 66 citations
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
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Juho Vainion Säätiö
- Government
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Finland
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-02-15 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 18 · issue 4 · p. 1885
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 169 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 39.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 53 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- social media addiction, adolescents, adolescent health, health literacy, parental supervision, academic performance, gender differences, risk groups
- MeSH
- humans, adolescent behavior, behavior, addictive, adolescent, aged, child, finland, female, social media, academic success
5 authors
From FI
- Leena T. Paakkari · correspondingUniversity of Jyväskylä
- Jorma TynjäläUniversity of Jyväskylä
- Henri LahtiUniversity of Jyväskylä
- Kristiina OjalaUniversity of Jyväskylä
- Nelli LyyraUniversity of Jyväskylä
Abstract
(1) Background: The use of social media has become an integral part of adolescents' daily lives. However, the intensive use of social media can develop into a health-threatening addiction, but unfavourable health consequences can occur even with less use. Social media user groups categorized as no-risk, moderate risk (of developing problematic behaviour), and problematic use were examined with reference to their prevalence, their associations with individual determinants and health, and the increased health risk between groups. (2) Methods: The Finnish nationally representative HBSC data (persons aged 11, 13, and 15, n = 3408) and descriptive and binary logistic regression analysis were applied. (3) Results: Problematic social media use (9.4%) was most common among older age groups, and among persons with moderate/low school achievement, low health literacy, and low parental monitoring. Belonging to a moderate risk group (33.5%) was most frequent among girls, and among adolescents with low/moderate parental monitoring and health literacy. All the negative health indicators systematically increased if the respondent belonged to a moderate risk or problematic use group. (4) Conclusions: The study confirmed the association between problematic social media use and negative health outcomes and highlighted the need to pay close attention to adolescents at moderate risk who exhibited negative health outcomes.
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