ArticleFrontiers in digital health2025
Digital stress and friendship conflict in adolescence: the role of perceived norms and features of social media.
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- Blurred boundaries in the digital era: a theory-driven development of the digital boundary ambiguity scale (DBAS).BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of digital stress on suicide ideation among medical postgraduates: the chain mediating role of emotion regulation and meaning in life.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Emotional Reinforcement Mechanism of and Phased Intervention Strategies for Social Media Addiction.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Digital stress, resulting from expectations of online availability, can increase the risk of conflicts with friends. However, friendship conflict remains an underexplored indicator, particularly in association with stressful online experiences. This study aims to examine the association between digital stress and conflict levels overtime, considering the role of social media expectations. Method: 1185 adolescents (59.3% f, Mage = 15.97 years, Results: Perceived norms about social media use and unique features of social media (i.e., visualness) contributed to explain digital stress and, in turn, friendship conflict. Specifically, emotional responses to unmet expectations of availability on social media (i.e., disappointment) emerged as particularly relevant in explaining conflictual interactions, compared to the perceived pressure to be responsive to friends (i.e., entrapment). Males perceiving high availability of social media experience lower levels of entrapment, compared to females. Discussion: Results from this study support the importance of considering social media as a context where to study friendship dynamics, as this knowledge can have several implications for promoting positive online experiences and preventing conflicts with friends.
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