ArticleJournal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2025
Bidirectional associations of problematic social media use and problematic gaming with mental health difficulties and strengths in adolescents: Sex and social support as potential moderators.
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- Relationships between problematic social media use and social comparison: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Adolescents' Perspectives on Self-Regulation and Need for Change in Digital Media Use: A Focus Group Study.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Problematic social media use and cognitive performance in young adults: Associations with selective attention and inhibitory control.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Digital Media Use and Psychosocial Health among Adolescent Boys and Young Men.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Mindfulness as a mediator and moderator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction among Taiwanese university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Emotional processing deficits mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and CPTSD symptoms: the moderating role of perceived social support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Is loneliness a bridge to digital escape? A path analysis on psychological symptoms and internet addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Predictors of Internet Gaming Disorder Among Impoverished Rural Adolescents: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Bidirectional associations of problematic social media use and problematic gaming with mental health difficulties and strengths in adolescents: Sex and social support as potential moderators.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025Article
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Abstract
The evidence on the direction of associations between mental health and problematic social media use (PSMU) and problematic gaming (PG) in adolescents remains inconclusive. Therefore, this study investigated a comprehensive model of temporal associations between mental health difficulties and strengths, and PSMU/PG, while accounting for sex and perceived social support as potential moderators. Mental health domains were measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, PSMU was measured with the Social Media Disorder Scale, and PG with the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale, assessed at two time points (2019, 2021). The analysis sample consisted of 645 Dutch adolescents (63% boys; M
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