ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Problematic Social Networking Site use-effects on mental health and the brain.
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- Social media addiction in five major mental disorders: a cross-sectional comparative study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Neurocognitive function among individuals with problematic social media use.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Social media addiction, maternal mental health, and children's oral health behaviours among immigrants.PloS one · 2026Article
- Comparing functional impairments related to social network use disorder and internet gaming disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Influence of Problematic Mobile Phone Use on Social and Assertiveness Skills in Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Screen time is a predictor of cognitive function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Associations Between Problematic QQ Use and Mental Health Among Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- The relationship between social network addiction, online gaming addiction, and suicide ideation: mediating and moderating role of loneliness.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of emotional intelligence on problematic mobile social media use: mediating role of peer relationships and experiential avoidance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Social Media & Technology on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.Journal of psychiatry and psychiatric disorders · 2025Article
- A link between problematic social media use and mental health in Greece: Sex and generation differences.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Exploring digital interaction and positive youth development in a sample of Spanish undergraduates.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Is the social media creating an anxious youth?-international call for action.Translational pediatrics · 2024Article
- The social dilemma: unravelling the disturbing impact on youth mental health.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- Moderation Effects of Positive Core Belief and Social-Emotional Responsiveness on the Relationship Between Cyberbullying Victimization and Affective Symptoms.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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Abstract
The association between excessive use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) and mental health is raising serious concern among health and education professionals. Problematic SNS use has been associated with an increased rate of depression, anxiety, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and propensity to excessive alcohol use. It may also lead to vulnerability to aggression, cyberbullying and fear of missing out (FOMO). There is little evidence for cognitive impairments, but there is some preliminary event-related potentials (ERPs) evidence for inefficiency in allocating and monitoring resources and inhibitory control. Problematic SNS has been associated with the personality traits of conscientiousness agreeableness and neuroticism, and with narcissism. There is evidence for reduced sleep quality and quantity, longer sleeping latency and more sleep disturbance. The few brain imaging studies show some similarity between problematic SNS use and other addictions related to inhibitory-control mechanism, reduced gray matter volumes in the nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and the insula, suggesting rewarding effects of SNS use on the brain. Finally, there is preliminary evidence that treatment with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can assist in short-term abstinence intervention to treat problematic SNS use. We conclude that problematic SNS use may have deleterious effects on emotional and social relationships, and more research is required on its effects on cognitive and brain function.
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