Association between psychosocial well-being and problematic social media use among Finnish young adults: A cross-sectional study

Hylkilä, K.; Männikkö, N.; Castrén, S.; Mustonen, T.; Peltonen, A.; Konttila, J.; Männistö, M.; Kääriäinen, M.

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2023.101996

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“…This lack of knowledge extended to all the parties involved, including personal social networks, health professionals, wider society, and the participants themselves. The results are in line with earlier studies, which have suggested that it would be important to provide education to different stakeholders (e.g., users, teachers, health professionals) and increase awareness about the problem at the early stage (Chung & Lee, 2023; Hylkilä et al, 2023; Musetti et al, 2022). Although this state of affairs can be accounted for by the preliminary stage of current research and the subdiagnostic status of the construct, it is evident that there is much room for improvement in the dissemination of research findings, at least in the regional context that we studied.…”

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“…This is relevant from a public health perspective, as earlier studies have indicated social media use may have both positive (e.g., Décieux et al, 2019) and negative effects (e.g., Marttila et al, 2021) on people's lives. Based on the current screening scales, about 10% of Finnish young adults are using social media problematically (Hylkilä et al, 2023). The World Health Organization (2015), too, has expressed health concerns related to problematic social media use.…”

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Perceptions of health changes and support for self-limiting social media use among young adults in Finland—A qualitative study.

Vainio,

Hylkilä,

Männikkö

et al. 2023

Psychology of Popular Media

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Despite increasing research attention given to problematic technology use, the perceptions of individuals who experience related issues remain largely unknown. In particular, qualitative insight into actual help-seekers’ experiences of problematic social media use, which currently holds a subdiagnostic status, is lacking. The present study responds to this research gap with an inductive content analysis of 11 semistructured interviews with young people in Finland—the most active local age group in social media use—who self-diagnose their use of social media as problematic and, as a consequence, have tried to self-limit their use and/or seek clinical help for their problems. Studies reveal numerous self-limiting strategies being applied, yet regaining control over one’s social media use is found to depend largely on dynamic factors in the environment as well as personal traits. In general, the participants perceived a lack of knowledge of the potential risks associated with social media use as the key challenge for improving their problematic behaviors. Nonetheless, the data remain limited and other age as well as culture groups may have different experiences. A better understanding of help-seekers’ evolving needs and problems should be pursued in diverse contexts, and the findings should be disseminated efficiently to facilitate the development of both self-help and professional support services.

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Perceptions of health changes and support for self-limiting social media use among young adults in Finland—A qualitative study.

Vainio,

Hylkilä,

Männikkö

et al. 2023

Psychology of Popular Media

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“…Despite many benefits, increasing attention has been paid to the negative consequences of social media use, particularly problematic use and social media addiction. Paradoxically, despite many users aiming to use social networking sites to improve their well-being, several studies report worsening psychological well-being in parallel with the growing number of hours spent online [7][8][9]. People expect social media to satisfy their social needs to belong and reduce feelings of loneliness, but heavy use may alienate them from the real (offline) world, deteriorating their social skills and subjective well-being [10].…”

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Social Media Addiction, Personality Factors and Fear of Negative Evaluation in a Sample of Young Adults

Piko,

Krajczár,

Kiss

2024

Youth

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Despite growing attention paid to exploring the benefits as well as negative consequences of social media use, we know less about the background variables involved in social media addiction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate several potential contributors to addiction to social media, namely, self-esteem, fear of negative evaluation, sensation seeking and five personality variables. The participants of the online survey were Hungarian university students (N = 250, aged between 18 and 35 years; 59.2% female). Females scored higher on the social media addiction scale [t(248) = −2.42, p < 0.05]. The findings showed that (a) fear of negative evaluation positively predicted social media addiction (β = 0.28, p < 0.001) and (b) self-esteem (β = −0.23, p < 0.01) and conscientiousness (β = −0.14, p < 0.05) negatively predicted social media addiction in this sample of young adults. Additionally, social media addiction was negatively correlated with emotional stability [r (250) = −0.38, p < 0.001] and positively with extraversion; however, these variables were not significant predictors in the multivariate analysis. These findings suggest that young people should learn how to carefully use the Internet and social media settings, e.g., courses on addiction to digital devices should be accessible to all university students.

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Establishing Academic Burnout’s Relationship with Problematic Internet Use and Specific Health-Risk Behaviours: A Cross-sectional Study of Finnish Higher Education Students

Männikkö,

Palomäki,

Parikka

et al. 2024

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Problematic Internet use is recognised as an emerging public health issue, particularly among young adults. Yet, there is scarce information on problematic Internet use as a predictor for academic burnout. This study aimed to identify academic burnout’s association with both problematic Internet use and specific health-risk behaviour among higher education students. We analysed the population-based cross-sectional survey data (with post-stratification weighting) of Finnish higher education students. Data was collected in 2021 (n = 6258; age 18–34). Regression analyses were used to investigate academic burnout’s relationship with problematic Internet use and health-risk behaviours. The results revealed that female gender, learning difficulties, the use snus (the Swedish-type of moist snuff), problematic Internet use, online shopping, and perceived loneliness were significantly and positively associated with academic burnout. In addition, a higher number of study credits earned, self-perceived good health, and a satisfactory financial level were significantly and inversely associated with academic burnout. The findings suggest that screening students for problematic behaviour and offering support for those in need are likely to be effective at increasing academic well-being among higher education students.

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Association between psychosocial well-being and problematic social media use among Finnish young adults: A cross-sectional study

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Perceptions of health changes and support for self-limiting social media use among young adults in Finland—A qualitative study.

Perceptions of health changes and support for self-limiting social media use among young adults in Finland—A qualitative study.

Social Media Addiction, Personality Factors and Fear of Negative Evaluation in a Sample of Young Adults

Establishing Academic Burnout’s Relationship with Problematic Internet Use and Specific Health-Risk Behaviours: A Cross-sectional Study of Finnish Higher Education Students

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