Social media’s enduring effect on adolescent life satisfaction

Orben, Amy; Dienlin, Tobias; Przybylski, Andrew K

doi:10.1073/pnas.1902058116

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“…separations. Yet, some have argued that using social medial only exacerbates subjective feelings of isolation(118, for review) but see (119,120). Future studies could compare SN/VTA responses to social cues following isolation with and without access to social media.…”

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Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger

Tomova

Wang

Thompson

et al. 2020

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When people are forced to be isolated from one another, do they crave social interactions in the same way a hungry person craves food? To address this question, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure neural responses in participants (n=40) evoked by food and social cues after ten hours of mandated fasting or total social isolation. After isolation, people felt lonely and craved social interaction. Midbrain regions showed increased activation to food cues after fasting and to social cues after isolation; these responses were correlated with self-reported craving. Neural patterns in response to food cues when participants were hungry generalized to social cues after isolation. Our results support the intuitive idea that acute isolation causes social craving, similar to hunger.

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confidence: 99%

Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger

Tomova

Wang

Thompson

et al. 2020

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“…On the other hand, research has shown that social media use alone is not a predictor of loneliness as other factors have to be considered (Cigna 2018;Kim et al 2009). In fact, while some research has shown no effect of social media on wellbeing (Orben et al 2019), other research has shown that social media can benefit individuals through a number of different avenues such as teaching and developing socialization skills, allowing greater communication and access to a greater wealth of resources, and helping with connection and belonging (American Psychological Association 2011; Baker and Algorta 2016;Marker et al 2018). As well, a working paper by Crolic et al (2019) argues that much of the evidence of social media use on consumer well-being is of questionable quality (e.g., small and non-representative samples, reliance on self-reported social media use), and show that some types of social media use are positively associated with psychological well-being over time.…”

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The future of social media in marketing

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Grewal

Hadi

et al. 2019

J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci.

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Social media allows people to freely interact with others and offers multiple ways for marketers to reach and engage with consumers. Considering the numerous ways social media affects individuals and businesses alike, in this article, the authors focus on where they believe the future of social media lies when considering marketing-related topics and issues. Drawing on academic research, discussions with industry leaders, and popular discourse, the authors identify nine themes, organized by predicted imminence (i.e., the immediate, near, and far futures), that they believe will meaningfully shape the future of social media through three lenses: consumer, industry, and public policy. Within each theme, the authors describe the digital landscape, present and discuss their predictions, and identify relevant future research directions for academics and practitioners.

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“…However, most of this evidence suffers from issues related to reverse causality (Cheng, Burke and Davis (2019)) and inaccurate measures of self-reported social media use (Orben, Dienlin and Przybylski (2019)). Rigorous causal evidence on long term impacts of social media use on well-being is lacking.…”

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Effects of Restricting Social Media Usage

Collis

Eggers

2019

SSRN Journal

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Recent research has shown that social media services create large consumer surplus. Despite their positive impact on economic welfare, concerns are raised about the negative association between social media usage and performance or well-being. However, causal empirical evidence is still scarce. To address this research gap, we conduct a randomized controlled trial among students in which we track participants' digital activities over the course of three quarters of an academic year. In the experiment, we randomly allocate half of the sample to a treatment condition in which social media usage is restricted to a maximum of 10 minutes per day. We find that participants in the treatment group substitute social media for instant messaging and do not decrease their total time spent on digital devices. Contrary to findings from previous correlational studies, we do not find any impact of social media usage on wellbeing and academic success. Our results also suggest that antitrust authorities should consider instant messaging and social media services as direct competitors before approving acquisitions.

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Social media’s enduring effect on adolescent life satisfaction

Cited by 367 publications

References 11 publications

Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger

Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger

The future of social media in marketing

Effects of Restricting Social Media Usage

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