Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
Date Submitted: Feb 2, 2024
Open Peer Review Period: Feb 7, 2024 - Apr 3, 2024
Date Accepted: Apr 22, 2024
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
Social Media Use and Serious Psychological Distress Among Adolescents
ABSTRACT
This Research Letter describes the increasing trend of almost constant social media use among California adolescents aged 12-17 between 2019-2021 and an examination of the association between social media use with serious psychological distress. Using multivariate logistic regression models, this study finds a positive association between almost constant social media use and serious psychological distress, controlling for demographics, family connection, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). While acknowledging the cross-sectional nature of the data as a limitation, the findings add to the growing literature on the possible implications of growing social media use on mental health and underscore the importance of considering familial and experiential factors in examining mental health implications of pervasive social media use among adolescents.
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