Scrolling through adolescence: unveiling the relationship of the use of social networks and its addictive behavior with psychosocial health
Adolescents who use social networks more frequently and exhibit more addictive behaviors related to their use are more likely to experience psychosocial health problems compared to those who do not. Facebook showed the strongest association, followed by Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. Our data also revealed that adolescents exhibit various signs of addictive behaviors to social network use.
Authors
- Camila Felin Fochesatto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-074X)
- Anelise Reis Gaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8335-6947)
- Felipe Barreto Schuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-4515)
- José Francisco López‐Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7624)
- Caroline Brand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5624-3592)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (CL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00805-0
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.85