Social media are many things: Addressing the components and patterns of adolescent social media use DOI
Anne J. Maheux, Chelly Maes, Kaitlyn Burnell

и другие.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 31, 2025

Abstract Adolescent development is increasingly shaped by social media contexts, with implications for well‐being. In this commentary, we discuss and present conceptual methodological alternatives two persistent limitations in prior research. First, most work measures screen time, implicitly treating as a monolith. Emerging research highlights that are multifaceted environments where youth encounter diverse experiences. We advocate more taking nuanced approach the of comprehensive taxonomic framework categorizes specific online experiences afforded features content. To support approach, call psychometrically rigorous self‐report scales to measure affective cognitive innovative behavioral observation techniques. Second, considers typically focuses on one isolation. argue holistic, interactionist understanding human requires integrating numerous positive negative co‐occur distinct patterns adolescents. merits mixture models potential analytic solution address configurations systematically model heterogeneity among youth. These shifts can lead targeted interventions policies recognize interactive effects digital

Язык: Английский

Social media are many things: Addressing the components and patterns of adolescent social media use DOI
Anne J. Maheux, Chelly Maes, Kaitlyn Burnell

и другие.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 31, 2025

Abstract Adolescent development is increasingly shaped by social media contexts, with implications for well‐being. In this commentary, we discuss and present conceptual methodological alternatives two persistent limitations in prior research. First, most work measures screen time, implicitly treating as a monolith. Emerging research highlights that are multifaceted environments where youth encounter diverse experiences. We advocate more taking nuanced approach the of comprehensive taxonomic framework categorizes specific online experiences afforded features content. To support approach, call psychometrically rigorous self‐report scales to measure affective cognitive innovative behavioral observation techniques. Second, considers typically focuses on one isolation. argue holistic, interactionist understanding human requires integrating numerous positive negative co‐occur distinct patterns adolescents. merits mixture models potential analytic solution address configurations systematically model heterogeneity among youth. These shifts can lead targeted interventions policies recognize interactive effects digital

Язык: Английский

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