ReviewCureus2023
The Impact of Social Media on the Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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101 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Review: Social media use and adolescent mental health - an umbrella review and power analysis.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Parasocial Engagement With Social Media Influencers and Mental Health Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of social media on athletes' mental health: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- Social-Media-Based Mental Health Interventions: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A multisectoral approach to developing a national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention in Sweden.Global health action · 2026Article
- Exploring Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Increasing social media use trajectories are linked to greater eating disorder symptoms.Annals of epidemiology · 2026Article
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- Social Media Use and Health: What We Have Known So Far, and What We Need to Investigate in the Future.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Behavioral Economic Characterization of the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Reinforcer Diversity, Behavior, and Health.Perspectives on behavior science · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Combined Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Illness in Emerging Adults: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- The Risks to Patients Associated with Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Pharmacy Practice: A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Impact of 15 years of social, political and economic shocks on population mental health in the UK: a longitudinal, Bayesian quasi-experimental analysis.BMJ mental health · 2026Article
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- Navigating the Algorithm: A Narrative Review of Social Media's Impact on Mental Health in Clinical and Non-Clinical Adolescent Populations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Artificial Intelligence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Narrative Review of Recent Clinical Applications and Ethical Considerations.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Beyond calories: the role of media pressure and body appreciation in shaping time perception of food cues in female adolescents.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Constructs, Predictive Factors and Measures: Insights From the Mental Health in the Moment (MHIM) Co-Production Panel.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Prevalence of phubbing behavior and consequences on self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study among the Palestinian population.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Adolescents increasingly find it difficult to picture their lives without social media. Practitioners need to be able to assess risk, and social media may be a new component to consider. Although there is limited empirical evidence to support the claim, the perception of the link between social media and mental health is heavily influenced by teenage and professional perspectives. Privacy concerns, cyberbullying, and bad effects on schooling and mental health are all risks associated with this population's usage of social media. However, ethical social media use can expand opportunities for connection and conversation, as well as boost self-esteem, promote health, and gain access to critical medical information. Despite mounting evidence of social media's negative effects on adolescent mental health, there is still a scarcity of empirical research on how teens comprehend social media, particularly as a body of wisdom, or how they might employ wider modern media discourses to express themselves. Youth use cell phones and other forms of media in large numbers, resulting in chronic sleep loss, which has a negative influence on cognitive ability, school performance, and socio-emotional functioning. According to data from several cross-sectional, longitudinal, and empirical research, smartphone and social media use among teenagers relates to an increase in mental distress, self-harming behaviors, and suicidality. Clinicians can work with young people and their families to reduce the hazards of social media and smartphone usage by using open, nonjudgmental, and developmentally appropriate tactics, including education and practical problem-solving.
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