Social media use, stress, and coping
Wolfers LN, Utz S
Current opinion in psychology · 70 citations
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- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2022-01-31 · Curr Opin Psychol · vol. 45 · p. 101305
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 224 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 9.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 62 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- social media use, stress, coping, coping strategies, functional perspective
- MeSH
- humans, adaptation, psychological, stress, psychological, social media
2 authors
From DE, NL
- Lara Nikola Wolfers · correspondingLeibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien; University of Amsterdam
- Sonja UtzLeibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien; University of Tübingen
Abstract
In this review, we systematize work on the relationship between social media use and stress by providing a functional perspective that distinguishes between three functions that social media can have in the stages of the stress-coping process: as stressors, as resources, and as coping tools. Current research provides evidence that social media can cause stress, serve as resources, and can be used as a tool for various coping strategies, but it remains unclear when social media can successfully mitigate stress. Future research should use more fine-grained research designs that consider the timing of social media use, the situational context, and the encountered content to determine when social media serves which function and when social media reduces or increases stress.
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