Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years.

Computers in Human Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 107859 - 107859

Published: July 1, 2023

Concerns have been raised that social media use causes mental health problems in adolescents, but findings are mixed, and effects typically small. The present inquiry is the first to measure diagnostically-defined symptoms of depression anxiety, examining whether changes behavior predict levels from age 10 16, vice versa. We differentiate between activity related one's own vs. others' content or pages (i.e., self-oriented: posting updates, photos vs other-oriented: liking, commenting). A birth-cohort Norwegian children was interviewed about their at ages 10, 12, 14 16 years (n = 810). Symptoms depression, anxiety generalized were captured by psychiatric interviews data analyzed using Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Modeling. Within-person self- other oriented unrelated within-person two later, This null finding evident across all timepoints for both sexes. Conclusions: frequency posting, commenting future anxiety. true also when gold standard measures applied.

Language: Английский

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Digital Detox Strategies and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of Why, Where, and How

Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Excessive use of social media (SM) platforms and digital technology (DT), often driven by habitual scrolling due to adaptive feed experiences, has been linked anxiety, sleep disturbances, obsessive-compulsive behaviors while also exacerbating mental health concerns. Yet, the role "digital detox", defined as a voluntary reduction or temporary cessation device use, remains only partially understood both clinical lifestyle intervention. This comprehensive scoping review was conducted consolidate existing research on detox interventions evaluate contextual factors that may influence their effectiveness for well-being. A targeted keyword search detox" in PubMed database December 12, 2024, yielding 34 initial results. followed approach recommended Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses Extension Scoping (PRISMA-ScR) identify, screen, extract evidence from relevant studies per pre-specified inclusion criteria. total 14 were found eligible, data these references (totaling 640 citations) extracted synthesized. Our findings suggest alleviate depression problematic internet individuals with higher baseline symptom severity appear derive benefits. However, impact broader outcomes such life satisfaction overall well-being variable. Divergent intervention approaches, ranging short-term SM abstinence sustained, moderate restrictions individual differences symptoms, coping styles, environmental pressures, support systems, contribute different across various systematic reviews. Overall, age, gender, health, range duration DT usage prior are key variables determine interventions. Tailored moderation, aligned each individual's developmental stage, academic needs, greater benefits among younger populations, particularly adolescents young adults, mindful regulated is especially advantageous female populations. other populations could benefit, provided address self-regulation challenges specific adult lifestyles. Given growing global prevalence smartphone (PSU) its documented comorbidity psychiatric disorders, strategies have potential be integrated into recommendations policy initiatives. framework assessing quality long-term essential.

Language: Английский

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Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Study

Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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World Psychiatric Association-Asian Journal of Psychiatry Commission on Public Mental Health

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 98, P. 104105 - 104105

Published: June 5, 2024

Although there is considerable evidence showing that the prevention of mental illnesses and adverse outcomes health promotion can help people lead better more functional lives, public overlooked in broader contexts psychiatry health. Likewise, undergraduate postgraduate medical curricula, have often been ignored. However, has a recent increase interest health, including an emphasis on psychiatric disorders improving individual community wellbeing to support life trajectories, from childhood through adulthood into older age. These lifespan approaches significant potential reduce onset related burdens for communities, as well mitigating social, economic, political costs. Informed by principles social justice respect human rights, this may be especially important addressing salient problems communities with distinct vulnerabilities, where prominent disadvantages barriers care delivery exist. Therefore, Commission aims address these topics, providing narrative review relevant literature suggesting ways forward. Additionally, proposals preventing are presented, particularly amongst at-risk populations.

Language: Английский

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Perfect Storms and Double-Edged Swords: Recent Advances in Research on Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health

Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 149 - 157

Published: May 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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Eating behaviors as pathways from early childhood adversity to adolescent cardiometabolic risk.

Health Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(6), P. 448 - 461

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

To identify specific eating behavior pathways that mediate associations between financial difficulties, negative life events, and maternal depressive symptoms from 0 to 5 years cardiometabolic risk in adolescence.

Language: Английский

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Wanting to matter and learning to care: A neurodevelopmental window of opportunity for (Pro) social learning?

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 69, P. 101430 - 101430

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

Wanting to matter-to feel socially recognized, appreciated, and capable of actions that benefit others-represents a fundamental motivation in human development. The motivational salience mattering appears increase adolescence. Evidence suggests this is related pubertal increases the incentive for gaining social value personal agency. This can provide useful heuristic understanding proclivities (i.e. wanting matter) influence action-outcome learning as young adolescents are exploring how navigate increasingly complex relational environments. Adolescence also brings new capacities, motives, opportunities care about contribute others. Together, these create window opportunity: sensitive period gain salient feelings through caring prosocial valued societal contributions. Successfully discovering ways by doing things matter others may formative socio-emotional self/other. Advances processes their neurodevelopmental underpinnings inform strategies improve developmental trajectories competence wellbeing among growing up rapidly changing techno-centric world.

Language: Английский

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Role of Satisfaction with Life, Sex and Body Mass Index in Physical Literacy of Spanish Children

Children, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 181 - 181

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Physical activity (PL) is essential to achieve good health, prevent cardiovascular diseases, obesity and overweight, as well a better quality of life. Therefore, PL could become the tool increase practice physical among young people, thus increasing life satisfaction (LS) given its positive relationship with activity. A single-measure cross-sectional correlational study was carried out, involving 135 children aged 8–12 years from Extremadura. They were administered SWLS questionnaire Canadian assessment literacy (CAPL-2). Significantly higher levels (p = 0.010) found in normal-weight compared overweight obese children, due competence domain score < 0.001). directly related 0.001), but inversely BMI 0.018). The daily behaviour explained by 0.001) sex described 0.045). Finally, motivation confidence only significantly associated It concluded that boys girls normal weight achieved LS than those obesity, establishing negative LS.

Language: Английский

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Appearance comparison on social networking sites and body shame: The role of negative body talk and perceived sociocultural influences on body image

Journal of Health Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 10, 2024

Social media platforms play a significant role in the lives of young people. While usage these has grown, research exploring challenges body image remains limited. This study investigated whether initiating negative talk functioned as an indirect pathway between appearance comparison on social and shame perceived sociocultural influences from parents, friends, moderated this effect. An online cross-sectional survey 795 Chinese college students ( Mage = 20.17, SD 1.65; 60% female, 40% male) was conducted. Negative partial association, effect among those experiencing higher pressures all three sources. highlights need for health psychology understanding addressing mental consequences associated with digital perception.

Language: Английский

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Social media threats and health among adolescents: evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: May 29, 2024

Social media are immensely popular among adolescents. Thus, concerns have been raised about the threats adolescents encounter on social and possible negative health consequences, such as depressive symptoms anxiety. This study investigated prevalence of nine threats: (1) cyberbullying, (2) sexual harassment, (3) racism, (4) unauthorized distribution sensitive material, (5) phishing attempts, (6) misinformation, (7) sale or drugs, (8) harmful dangerous challenges, (9) content causing appearance pressures. The also how individual factors, problematic use (PSMU), online communication with strangers associated threat exposure, well association between self-rated health, feelings, anxiety symptoms. Nationally representative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) data from Finland were obtained 2288 respondents aged 11, 13, 15 years. Fixed effects regression models applied. most common threat, encountered daily weekly, was misinformation. Regression showed that PSMU, explained adolescent exposure to differing ways. Furthermore, certain factors (e.g., emotional intelligence, family support) encountering less frequently, whereas other strangers) more frequent encounters. Daily weekly systematically poor Our highlights need for intervention promotion efforts mitigate ensuing consequences.

Language: Английский

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