Instagram Usage and Mental Health in Young Adults: A Quantitative Study Using DASS-21
Frequent Instagram use and high engagement with food and restaurants content is associated with elevated levels of depression, anxiety and stress in young adults. These findings emphasise the need for targeted digital literacy and mental health interventions tailored to content consumption behaviours in emerging adults.
Authors
- Somashekhar Marutirao Nimbalkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2825-2819)
- Arezou Pour Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-263X)
- Amrit Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-0951)
Institutions
- Amity University (IN)
- Amity University (AE)
- MIT Art, Design and Technology University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Neurosciences
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09727531251364671
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00