ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2024
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being.
Review in Journal of medical Internet research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Digital social contacts predict reduced loneliness in chronic depression: an exploratory longitudinal study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Observational
- Online Social Support - an Adjunct or Substitute for Traditional Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Exploring personal digital media environments: a configural approach to digital stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between TikTok Usage and Executive Function Is Mediated by Problematic Social Media Use.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Scoping Review of Platform and Policy Recommendations.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
This viewpoint reviews the empirical evidence regarding the association between social media use and well-being, including life satisfaction and affective well-being, and the association between social media use and ill-being, including loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptomology. To frame this discussion, this viewpoint will present 10 widely believed myths about social media, each drawn from popular discourse on the topic. In rebuttal, this viewpoint will offer a warranted claim supported by the research. The goal is to bring popular beliefs into dialogue with state-of-the-art quantitative social scientific evidence. It is the intention of this viewpoint to provide a more accurate and nuanced claim to challenge each myth. This viewpoint will bring attention to the importance of using rigorous scientific evidence to inform public debates about social media use and well-being, especially among adolescents and young adults.
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