Impact of excessive social media use on adolescent depression and its consequences in France: An individual-based microsimulation model
In this study, we estimated that limiting SM use to 1 h per day for all adolescents, replacing 30 min of SM use with 30 min of physical activity, or stopping its use for adolescents most at-risk for depression, would be associated with a reduction in cumulative lifetime prevalence of depression by 14.7%, 12.9%, and 12.0%, respectively, and diminished associated costs. Targeted SM interventions could potentially reduce adolescent depression burden, though real-world implementation and effectiveness require validation.
Authors
- Marina Sánchez‐Rico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-8641)
- Carlos Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-3057)
- Mark Olfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-5662)
- Nicolas Hoertel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-1349)
- Martin Blachier
- Henri Leleu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4930-6767)
- Margot Biscond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0683-2348)
- Frédéric Limosin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0976-1514)
Institutions
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (US)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Corentin-Celton (FR)
- Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004737
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00