Social Media

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  • A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes

    Holland, G., & Tiggemann, M. (2016). A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes. Body Image,17, 100-110. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144516300912?via%3Dihub

  • The contributions of gender identification and gender ideologies to the purpose of social media in adolescence

    Manago, A. M., Walsh, A. S., & Barsigian, L. L. (2022, December 12). The contributions of gender identification and gender ideologies to the purposes of social media use in adolescence. Frontiers. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011951/full Full Text

  • Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/upshot/social-media-teen-mental-health.html Full Text

  • Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds in the UK

    Booker, C. L., Kelly, Y. J., & Sacker, A. (2018). Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds in the UK. BMC Public Health,18(1), 1-12. doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5220-4 Full Text

  • Highly-visual social media and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of body image concerns

    Marengo, D., Longobardi, C., Fabris, M., & Settanni, M. (2018). Highly-visual social media and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The mediating role of body image concerns. Computers in Human Behavior,82, 63-69. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.003 Full Text

  • Media use, face-to-face communication, media multitasking, and social well-being among 8- to 12-year-old girls

    Pea, R., Nass, C., Meheula, L., Rance, M., Kumar, A., Bamford, H., . . . Zhou, M. (2012). Media use, face-to-face communication, media multitasking, and social well-being among 8- to 12-year-old girls. Developmental Psychology,48(2), 327-336. doi:10.1037/a0027030

  • Middle School Students' Social Media Use. Journal of Educational Technology & Society

    Martin, F., Wang, C., Petty, T., Wang, W., & Wilkins, P. (2018). Middle School Students' Social Media Use. Journal of Educational Technology & Society,21(1), 213-224. Retrieved April 2, 2019, from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HIbXwClTFieMK82ZF5eNIBjgO9warttI/view.

  • No One Knows Exactly What Social Media Is Doing to Teens - The Atlantic

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/social-media-teen-mental-health-crisis-research-limitations/674371/

  • Parental Control of the Time Preadolescents Spend on Social Media: Links with Preadolescents’ Social Media Appearance Comparisons and Mental Health

    Fardouly, J., Magson, N. R., Johnco, C. J., Oar, E. L., & Rapee, R. M. (2018). Parental Control of the Time Preadolescents Spend on Social Media: Links with Preadolescents’ Social Media Appearance Comparisons and Mental Health. Journal of Youth and Adolescence,47(7), 1456-1468. doi:10.1007/s10964-018-0870-1

  • Picture Perfect: The Direct Effect of Manipulated Instagram Photos on Body Image in Adolescent Girls

    Kleemans, M., Daalmans, S., Carbaat, I., & Anschütz, D. (2016). Picture Perfect: The Direct Effect of Manipulated Instagram Photos on Body Image in Adolescent Girls. Media Psychology,21(1), 93-110. doi:10.1080/15213269.2016.1257392 Full Text

  • Relationship between cyberbullying and health-related quality of life in a sample of children and adolescents

    González-Cabrera, J., León-Mejía, A., Beranuy, M., Gutiérrez-Ortega, M., Alvarez-Bardón, A., & Machimbarrena, J. M. (2018). Relationship between cyberbullying and health-related quality of life in a sample of children and adolescents. Quality of Life Research,27(10), 2609-2618. doi:10.1007/s11136-018-1901-9

  • Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study

    Kelly, Y., Zilanawala, A., Booker, C., & Sacker, A. (2018). Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study. EClinicalMedicine,6, 59-68. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2018.12.005 Full Text

  • #Skinny girls: young girls’ learning processes and health-related social media

    Andersson, J., Goodyear, V., Quennerstedt, M., & Varea, V. (2022) #Skinny girls: young girls’ learning processes and health-related social media, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 14:1, 1-18, DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2021.1888152 Full Text

  • Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences

    Rideout, V., & Robb, M. B. (2018). Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences (pp. 1-60, Rep.). Common Sense Media. doi:https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/research/2018_cs_socialmediasociallife_fullreport-final-release_2_lowres.pdf

  • Teens, Social Media & Technology

    Pew Research Center. (2018). Teens, Social Media & Technology(pp. 1-19, Rep.). Full Text

  • Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media

    Orben, A., Przybylski, A.K., Blakemore, SJ. et al. Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media. Nat Commun 13, 1649 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29296-3

  • Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years

    Steinsbekk, S., Nesi, J., Wichstrøm, L. (2023). Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years. Computers in Human Behavior, 147, 107859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107859

  • Being 13

    Bennett, J. (2023, September 20). Being 13. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/20/well/family/13-year-old-girls-social-media-self-esteem.html

  • Adults are panicked about teens and social media. these girls have advice

    Attia, S. (2023, September 20). Adults are panicked about teens and social media. these girls have advice. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/well/family/social-media-teens-adults.html

  • Teens, Social Media and Technology 2023

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