ReviewPerspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science2022
Reexamining Social Media and Socioemotional Well-Being Among Adolescents Through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Theoretical Review and Directions for Future Research.
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- Review: Social media use and adolescent mental health - an umbrella review and power analysis.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Examining the Association Between Digital Stress Components and Psychological Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Pooled it
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- Parental perspectives on children's screen use: Exploring impact, challenges, and support needs - A qualitative study.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Directly Observing and Characterizing Adolescents' Self-Generated Social Media Posts: Protocol for Creation and Implementation of a Cyberethnography Informed Codebook.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Prescriptions and Pharmacy Services in Internet-Based Psychiatric Hospital During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Observational
- The social media scale for depression in adolescence.International journal of adolescence and youth · 2025Article
- The Stanford Brainstorm Social Media Safety Plan (SMS): Introducing a New Tool.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- A longitudinal study of directly observed social media posting: Association with socioemotional well-being during the transition to high school.Computers in human behavior reports · 2025Article
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Scoping Review of Platform and Policy Recommendations.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- The Digital Media-use Effects (d-MUsE) Model: A comprehensive framework for exploring/studying functional and dysfunctional effects on adolescent wellbeing.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Review
- Types of Adolescent Screen Use and Positive Wellbeing: Gender and Parental Education Influences.Journal of happiness studies · 2025Article
- Adolescents' Self-Regulation of Social Media Use During the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Idiographic Approach.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2024Article
- Within-Person Fluctuations in Objective Smartphone Use and Emotional Processes During Adolescence: An Intensive Longitudinal Study.Affective science · 2024Article
- Adolescent digital emotion regulation.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2024Review
- The Role of Neural Sensitivity to Social Evaluation in Understanding "for Whom" Social Media Use May Impact Emotional Health During Adolescence.Affective science · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Change in Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness and Depressive Symptoms: A Within-Person Analysis during Early-to-Middle Adolescence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- Developing an Educational Resource Aimed at Improving Adolescent Digital Health Literacy: Using Co-Design as Research Methodology.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Navigating the Modern Landscape of Social Media: Ethical Considerations for Research With Adolescents and Young Adults.Translational issues in psychological science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which adolescents socialize and interact with the world, which has contributed to ongoing public debate about whether social media is helping or harming adolescents. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified both the challenges and opportunities of adolescents' social-media use, which necessitates revisiting the conversation around teens and social media. In this article, we discuss key aspects of adolescent social-media use and socioemotional well-being and outline how these issues may be amplified in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We use this as a springboard to outline key future research directions for the field, with the goal of moving away from reductionist approaches and toward a more nuanced perspective to understand the
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