Journal article
Adolescent social media use and mental health from adolescent and parent perspectives
Journal of adolescence (London, England.), Vol.61, pp.1-11
12/2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106197
PMID: 28886571
Abstract
This study investigated adolescent and parent reports of adolescent social media use and its relation to adolescent psychosocial adjustment. The sample consisted of 226 participants (113 parent-adolescent dyads) from throughout the United States, with adolescents (55 males, 51 females, 7 unreported) ranging from ages 14 to 17. Parent and adolescent reports of the number of adolescents' social media accounts were moderately correlated with parent-reported DSM-5 symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, ODD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, as well as adolescent-reported fear of missing out (FoMO) and loneliness. Lastly, anxiety and depressive symptoms were highest among adolescents with a relatively high number of parent-reported social media accounts and relatively high FoMO. The implications of these findings and need for related longitudinal studies are discussed.
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- Title
- Adolescent social media use and mental health from adolescent and parent perspectives
- Creators
- Christopher T Barry - Washington State University, USA. Electronic address: chris.barry@wsu.eduChloe L Sidoti - Washington State University, USAShanelle M Briggs - Washington State University, USAShari R Reiter - Washington State University, USARebecca A Lindsey - Washington State University, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of adolescence (London, England.), Vol.61, pp.1-11
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- England
- Identifiers
- 99900546943001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article