Scrolling, Chatting, and Posting: Longitudinal Changes in Distinct Social Media Behaviors and Their Relationship With Psychological Distress and Mental Wellbeing in Adolescents
Findings suggest the need to move beyond the active and passive model of social media behavior as a framework to explain the relationship between social media and adolescent mental health. We discuss several new directions for research and policy.
Authors
- Emily Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-6962)
- Nicola C. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-2623)
- Lauren A. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8592-6691)
- Tim N Slade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-9188)
- Scarlett Smout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-442X)
- Louise Thornton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7705-833X)
- Katrina E. Champion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-9366)
- Cath Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-6862)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70055
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Northwestern University
- University of New South Wales
- University of Sydney
- Curtin University of Technology
- NSW Department of Education
- Paul Ramsay Foundation
- Brisbane Catholic Education
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council