Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence.
Addict Behav
; 153: 107980, 2024 06.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38387131
ABSTRACT
At the time of writing, about 4.59 billion people use social media with many adolescents using their social media accounts across a myriad of applications and platforms. According to recent statistics, in 2022 individuals spent an average of 151 minutes on social media each day, illustrating the global relevance of social media (Dixon, 2022a,b). One of the pressing questions, internationally, is whether social media use is harmful and/or addictive. This question is of particular importance because many teenagers - and younger adolescents - spend considerable time on these platforms, which have increasingly become an integral part of their lives. Moreover, considering lifespan development, adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to specific features and advertisements shown to them on social media platforms. Growing prevalence of poor mental health in young people has led to recent recommendations in the United States to routinely screen for anxiety in 8-18 year olds, and for depression and suicide risk for adolescents between 12-18 years of age (US Preventive Services Task Force et al., 2022 a,b) - the conditions often accompanying problematic social media use. The present work not only provides insights into the current state of the literature but provides also recommendations.
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Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Comportement toxicomaniaque
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Médias sociaux
Limites:
Adolescent
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Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
America do norte
Langue:
En
Journal:
Addict Behav
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays de publication:
Royaume-Uni