Social Media Engagement and Usage Patterns, Mental Health Comorbidities, and Empathic Measures in an Italian Adolescent Sample: A Comparative Study
Adolescents with psychiatric conditions appear more vulnerable to problematic SM use and reduced empathic abilities. Associations were modest, and platform effects were limited. These findings should be considered exploratory; larger longitudinal studies are needed to clarify causal pathways between SM use, empathy, and adolescent mental health.
Authors
- Ilaria Accorinti
- Maria Rosaria Cordella
- Elena Valente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9140-2675)
- Stefano Berloffa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-5420)
- Gabriele Masi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-926X)
- Greta Tolomei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0854-2297)
- Gianluca Sesso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-2962)
- Annarita Milone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3170-1187)
- Antonio Narzisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3996-3827)
- Pamela Fantozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5492-8929)
- Giulia Mutti
- Elisa Martinelli
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (IT)
- Fondazione Stella Maris (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091226
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- Ministero della Salute