ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Associations Between Social Media Use and Mental Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Recent Evidence.
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- Depressive Symptom Patterns and Digital Screen Exposure Among Adults in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study With Implications for Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2026Article
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- Beyond Screen Time and Emotion Regulation: Social Trust as a Structural Pathway to Perceived Well-Being-A Competing-Models Analysis Among Chinese Youth.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The association between social media use and eating disorders in young adults: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Everyday Digital Technology Use and Youth Health: Scoping Review of Longitudinal Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Unfiltered Access, Unseen Harms: A Developmental and Public Health Critique of Digital Rights Discourse.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Cyberbullying Victimisation as a Mediator Between Social Media Use and Emotional Problems Among Elementary School Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parental sexual health development support for emerging adolescents in western upstate New York: a qualitative interpretive description study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Position paper on symbiotic intelligence in healthcare: Can AI help us better understand suicidal behavior and prevent suicide?Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association of media portrayals and negative interpersonal experiences with internalized stigma among outpatients with schizophrenia.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2026Article
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Abstract
The exponential growth of human interactions on social media via the internet has revolutionized global communication, but it has also emerged as a critical factor in mental health linked to suicidal ideation and mental disorders. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize evidence on the most prevalent disorders in adolescents and young adults associated with social media use based on previous research, highlighting risk factors and key findings. Publications from 2020 to 2024 in highly relevant databases were reviewed following the PRISMA declaration guidelines. The meta-analysis (conducted in R software) of the included documents (24 studies, 68 effects) verified a significant and positive association between exposure to risk factors in social networks and various disorders in adolescents and young adults (aggregate correlation
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