ReviewCureus2020
Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review.
Review in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- I tweet, therefore I am: a systematic review on social media use and disorders of the social brain.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Social media-based interventions for adults with obesity and overweight: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Adults in Saudi Arabia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2022).Depression and anxiety · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Data Sources and Their Impact on People's Health: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of a 14-day social media abstinence on mental health and well-being: results from an experimental study.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
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- Emotional and Psychosocial Correlates of Problematic Social Media Use Among Adults: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Knowledge attitude and practice of privacy protection in mobile phone use among psychiatric inpatients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mental health among youth in a conflict area: a cross-sectional study of the effects of parental absence, social media, family support and religious practice on psychiatric symptoms in Thailand's southernmost provinces.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- Scrolling, Chatting, and Posting: Longitudinal Changes in Distinct Social Media Behaviors and Their Relationship With Psychological Distress and Mental Wellbeing in Adolescents.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- The relationship between social media addiction levels and happiness levels among healthcare professionals.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Scale development and validation of social media mindfulness: evidence from Chinese Douyin users.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Social Media Use and Jaw Motor Activity: Insights From Electromyography and Self-Report Data.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Smartphone addiction affects life satisfaction among Chinese university students: the serial mediation effects of social anxiety for social media users and mental well-being.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of Digital Safety Interventions on Parental Practices in Safeguarding Children's Digital Activities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Review
- Online and Offline Social Sensitivity as Mediator Between Online Vigilance and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Algerian Female Students.PsyCh journal · 2025Article
- Social Media Use Time and Mental Health of Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Navigating the Maze of Social Media Disinformation on Psychiatric Illness and Charting Paths to Reliable Information for Mental Health Professionals: Observational Study of TikTok Videos.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Observational
- Cyberpsychopathy: A Multidimensional Framework for Understanding Psychopathic Traits in Digital Environments.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Review
- Rejection Sensitivity and Problematic Internet Use Among Medical Students: A Moderated Mediation Model Involving Loneliness and Self-Control.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Social media are responsible for aggravating mental health problems. This systematic study summarizes the effects of social network usage on mental health. Fifty papers were shortlisted from google scholar databases, and after the application of various inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 papers were chosen and all papers were evaluated for quality. Eight papers were cross-sectional studies, three were longitudinal studies, two were qualitative studies, and others were systematic reviews. Findings were classified into two outcomes of mental health: anxiety and depression. Social media activity such as time spent to have a positive effect on the mental health domain. However, due to the cross-sectional design and methodological limitations of sampling, there are considerable differences. The structure of social media influences on mental health needs to be further analyzed through qualitative research and vertical cohort studies.
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