On the Psychology of TikTok Use: A First Glimpse From Empirical Findings

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9

Опубликована: Март 16, 2021

TikTok (in Chinese: DouYin; formerly known as musical.ly) currently represents one of the most successful Chinese social media applications in world. Since its founding September 2016, has seen widespread distribution, particular, attracting young users to engage viewing, creating, and commenting on “LipSync-Videos” app. Despite success terms user numbers, psychological studies aiming at an understanding use are scarce. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview small empirical literature available thus far. In insights from uses gratification theory realm highlighted, we also discuss aspects platform design. Given many unexplored research questions related use, it is high time strengthen efforts better understand whether certain result detrimental behavioral effects. light characteristics platform, this highly relevant because often adolescents therefore group potentially vulnerable individuals.

Язык: Английский

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Social media use and well-being: What we know and what we need to know

Current Opinion in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 45, С. 101294 - 101294

Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2021

Research into the impact of social media use (SMU) on well-being (e.g., happiness) and ill-being depression) has exploded over past few years. From 2019 to August 2021, 27 reviews have been published: nine meta-analyses, systematic reviews, narrative which together included hundreds empirical studies. The aim this umbrella review is synthesize results these meta-analyses reviews. Even though are supposed rely same evidence base, they yielded disagreeing associations with well- ill-being, especially for time spent SM, active SMU, passive SMU. This explains why their disagree, summarizes gaps in literature, ends recommendations future research.

Язык: Английский

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The associations of active and passive social media use with well-being: A critical scoping review

New Media & Society, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 24(2), С. 530 - 549

Опубликована: Дек. 31, 2021

A recurring claim in the literature is that active social media use (ASMU) leads to increases well-being, whereas passive (PSMU) decreases well-being. The aim of this review was investigate validity by comparing operationalizations and results studies into association ASMU PSMU with well-being (e.g. happiness) ill-being depressive symptoms). We found 40 survey-based studies, which utilized a hodgepodge 36 yielded 172 associations and/or well-/ill-being. Most did not support hypothesized Time spent on may be too coarse lead meaningful Therefore, future should take characteristics content valence), its senders pre-existing mood), receivers differential susceptibility) account.

Язык: Английский

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Social comparison and envy on social media: A critical review

Current Opinion in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45, С. 101302 - 101302

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2022

Язык: Английский

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The associations between screen time and mental health in adolescents: a systematic review

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

Abstract Background Adolescents have extensive use of screens and, they common complains related to mental health. Here a systematic review was done understand the association between screen time and adolescent’s Method This conducted in compliance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses – PRISMA. An update search performed January 2023 following keywords: “screen time,“ “adolescent,“ “mental health” on PubMed, PsycINFO Scopus databases. Results 50 articles were included, most found associations exposure health adolescents. The used device by adolescents smartphone weekdays associated diminished well-being. Social media negatively well-being girls, at higher risk depression. Conclusion Excessive seems problems. Given profusion disparity results, additional studies are needed clarify elements such as content or interaction different devices. registration: PROSPERO CRD42022302817.

Язык: Английский

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Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges

World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 22(2), С. 177 - 202

Опубликована: Май 9, 2023

Evolutionary biology provides a crucial foundation for medicine and behavioral science that has been missing from psychiatry. Its absence helps to explain slow progress; its advent promises major advances. Instead of offering new kind treatment, evolutionary psychiatry scientific useful all kinds treatment. It expands the search causes mechanistic explanations disease in some individuals traits make members species vulnerable disease. For instance, capacities symptoms such as pain, cough, anxiety low mood are universal because they certain situations. Failing recognize utility is at root many problems Determining if an emotion normal it requires understanding individual's life situation. Conducting review social systems, parallel systems rest medicine, can help achieve understanding. Coping with substance abuse advanced by acknowledging how substances available modern environments hijack chemically mediated learning mechanisms. Understanding why eating spirals out control aided recognizing motivations caloric restriction arouses famine protection mechanisms induce binge eating. Finally, explaining persistence alleles cause serious mental disorders intrinsically failure. The thrill finding functions apparent diseases psychiatry's greatest strength weakness. Recognizing bad feelings evolved adaptations corrects pervasive mistake viewing were manifestations. However, panic disorder, melancholia schizophrenia equally Progress will come framing testing specific hypotheses about natural selection left us disorders. efforts people over years be needed before we know provide paradigm treating

Язык: Английский

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Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence

Addictive Behaviors, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 153, С. 107980 - 107980

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024

At the time of writing, about 4.59 billion people use social media with many adolescents using their accounts across a myriad applications and platforms. According to recent statistics, in 2022 individuals spent an average 151 minutes on each day, illustrating global relevance (Dixon, 2022a,b). One pressing questions, internationally, is whether harmful and/or addictive. This question particular importance because teenagers - younger spend considerable these platforms, which have increasingly become integral part lives. Moreover, considering lifespan development, may be particularly vulnerable specific features advertisements shown them Growing prevalence poor mental health young has led recommendations United States routinely screen for anxiety 8-18 year olds, depression suicide risk between 12-18 years age (US Preventive Services Task Force et al., a,b) conditions often accompanying problematic use. The present work not only provides insights into current state literature but also recommendations.

Язык: Английский

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Artificial intelligence and social media on academic performance and mental well-being: Student perceptions of positive impact in the age of smart learning

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(8), С. e29523 - e29523

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ubiquity social media have become transformative agents in contemporary educational ecosystems. spotlight this inquiry focuses on nexus between AI usage relation to academic performance mental well-being, role smart learning facilitating these relationships. Using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) a sample 401 Chinese university students. study results reveal that both positive impact well-being among Furthermore, serves as mediating variable, amplifying beneficial effects well-being. These revelations contribute discourse technology-enhanced education, showing embracing can student

Язык: Английский

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Fear of Missing out Serially Mediated by Social Media Use and Alcohol-Related Content on Alcohol Outcomes Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Examination

Psychological Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2025

Fear of missing out (FoMO) is the apprehension that others may be having more rewarding experiences from which one absent. A positive relationship between FoMO and social media related behaviors well established. Limited studies have examined how associated with risky health behaviors, such as alcohol use. Risky use a pervasive public issue among college students, population high rates consumption alcohol-related consequences. Emerging identified content (ARC) on predict greater drinking. Yet no research has investigated if ARC exposure mechanism linking to outcomes students. This study indirectly student ( N = 705; ages 18–25) (i.e., quantity, frequency, problems, peak drinks) via frequency checking peers. All paths sequentially were significant positive. Greater was frequent checking, exposure, problems. helpful indicator who at risk drinking problems

Язык: Английский

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Do Social Networking Sites Influence Well-Being? The Extended Active-Passive Model

Current Directions in Psychological Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 31(1), С. 62 - 68

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2021

Do social networking sites (SNSs) influence well-being? According to the active-passive model of SNS use, impact SNSs on well-being depends how they are used: Using actively interact with other users positively affects well-being, whereas passive consumption content negatively well-being. However, emerging evidence suggests that distinction is too coarse fully capture relationship between use and Here we describe extended which refines original in three ways: It decomposes active crosses usage types user characteristics. We recent empirical illustrating benefits these extensions highlight important future research directions. The provides a nuanced understanding by highlighting not always beneficial detrimental.

Язык: Английский

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