ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2025
Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective.
Review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Support system networks: how support systems shape problematic social media use, mental health, and substance use in Czech adolescents.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Problematic social networking use and loneliness among college students: a serial mediation model of basic psychological need satisfaction and self-acceptance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Growing concerns about the impact of social media on youth mental health have been a topic of particular interest. However, maladaptive patterns of use, such as problematic social media use (PSMU), do not currently have official diagnostic recognition as a possible behavioral addiction. This commentary discusses PSMU within a framework of addictive behavior and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. In addition, opportunities to prevent and mitigate PSMU in public health policy and practice are explored, including health protection, preventive interventions, assessment and surveillance, and health promotion. This comprehensive approach incorporates learning from existing public health frameworks and parallels to behavioral and substance use addictions.
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