Do you believe social media is good for you? Associations between adolescents’ beliefs about social media and mental health
Adolescents largely believe that social media is neither entirely good nor entirely bad. While findings suggest that negative beliefs correlate with poorer mental health and positive beliefs with better well-being, causal relationships remain uncertain.
Authors
- Jade Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4782-6929)
- Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-3186)
- Margarita Panayiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-7961)
- Turi Reiten Finserås (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-9850)
- Jens Christoffer Skogen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0722-5440)
- Amanda Iselin Olesen Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8131-4622)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Space Research Institute (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120543
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00