Social Media Use Subgroups Differentially Predict Psychosocial Well-Being During Early Adolescence

Vannucci, Anna; Ohannessian, Christine McCauley

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“…Another potential explanation for the disparate findings is that the concept itself is broad, often vague, and measured differently. Some studies use well-being scales (Booker et al, 2018;, while others use general distress scales (Jensen et al, 2019) or examine symptoms of internalizing problems (Riehm et al, 2019), such as anxiety and depression (Boers et al, 2019;Coyne et al, 2020;Heffer et al, 2019;Vannucci and McCauley Ohannessian, 2019).…”

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“…The few longitudinal studies on the topic have reported mixed findings. Some find that social media use predicts higher depressive symptoms (Boers et al, 2019;Vannucci and McCauley Ohannessian, 2019), panic disorder symptoms (Vannucci and McCauley Ohannessian, 2019), greater internalizing problems (Boers et al, 2019;Riehm et al, 2019) and worse well-being (Booker et al, 2018). However, others have found that frequency of social media use does not predict later mental health outcomes (Coyne et al, 2020;Jensen et al, 2019).…”

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“…A study on the relationship between social media and life satisfaction measured within six domains (i.e., friends, family, appearance, life, school work, and school) found that gender was important; within-person models were significant for two out of six domains for boys and five out of six domains for girls . However, two longitudinal studies found no gender differences in social media use and internalizing symptoms (Riehm et al, 2019;Vannucci and McCauley Ohannessian, 2019). Given these inconsistent findings, some have called for analyses to be stratified by gender or tested for gender interactions (Booker et al, 2018).…”

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“…This study sought to examine, over a three-year period, the relationships between time spent on social media and symptoms of depressed mood, social anxiety, and physical symptoms of anxiety among Icelandic adolescents. While other studies have typically focused on more general concepts, such as well-being (Booker et al, 2018; and overall distress (Jensen et al, 2019;Riehm et al, 2019), we specifically examined symptoms of depressed mood, differentiating physical and social symptoms of anxiety (Coyne et al, 2020;Vannucci and McCauley Ohannessian, 2019). Our study addresses several shortcomings of previous work.…”

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Longitudinal association between social media use and psychological distress among adolescents

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Sigurvinsdóttir

Kristjánsson

et al. 2020

Preventive Medicine

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This study aimed to examine in a longitudinal cohort design whether social media use among adolescents is related to symptoms of social anxiety, depressed mood, and physical symptoms of anxiety over time. As part of the LIFECOURSE study of risk and protective factors for healthy adolescent development, three waves of school-based surveys of adolescents born in Iceland in 2004 were analyzed. Of the 3,914 eligible adolescents, 2,378 gave informed consent. Complete responses for this study were collected from 2,211 students at the first wave, with 2,052 responding roughly 12 months later, and 2,097 responding in year 3. Linear mixed-effects models were used to analyze time spent on social media in relation to psychological distress over time. More time spent on social media was weakly but significantly associated with increased symptoms of depressed mood, social anxiety and symptoms of physical anxiety over time. However, the effect size of these relationships suggest they may not be of clinical relevance. The relationship between time spent on social media and symptoms of depressed mood and physical symptoms of anxiety grew stronger over time, although it is not known if this relationship is causal. The relationship between time spent on social media and all outcomes of psychological distress were stronger for girls than boys and increased social media use had a positive relationship with symptoms of depressed mood over time. The relationships found in this study were relatively small and future studies need to focus on the clinical and public health significance of these effects.

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“…Social media provides researchers access to knowledge posted directly by users in near real time. Social media data have been utilized for infectious disease outbreak monitoring (16)(17)(18), adverse drug reaction detection (19,20), understanding behavioral health patterns (e.g., predicting depression) (21,22), and for characterizing prescription medication abuse/misuse (23)(24)(25).…”

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Effective buprenorphine use and tapering strategies: Endorsements and insights by people in recovery from opioid use disorder on a Reddit forum

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Sarker

Al-Garadi

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Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a national crisis in the United States and buprenorphine is one of the most effective evidence-based treatments. However, few studies have explored successful strategies for using and tapering buprenorphine to achieve stable recovery, particularly due to the difficulties of conducting long-term studies involving patients with OUD. In this study, we show that discussions on the anonymous social network Reddit may be leveraged, via automatic text mining methods, to discover successful buprenorphine use and tapering strategies. We discovered that longer tapering schedules, compared to those investigated in past clinical trials, may lead to (self-reported) sustained recovery. Furthermore, Reddit posts also provide key information regarding buprenorphine withdrawal, cravings, adjunct medications for withdrawal symptoms and relapse prevention strategies. AbstractOpioid use disorder (OUD) is a public health emergency in the United States. Over 47,000 overdose-related deaths in 2017 involved opioids. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), in particular, buprenorphine and buprenorphine combination products such as Suboxone®, is the most effective, evidence-based treatment for OUD. However, there are a limited number of conclusive scientific studies that provide guidance to medical professionals about strategies for using buprenorphine to achieve stable recovery. In this study, we used data-driven natural language processing methods to mine a total of 16,146 posts about buprenorphine from 1933 unique users on the anonymous social network Reddit. Analysis of a sample of these posts showed that 74% of the posts described users' personal experiences and that the top three topics included advice on using Suboxone® (55.0%), Suboxone® dosage information (35.5%) and information about Suboxone® tapering (32.0%). Based on two models, one that incorporated 'upvoting' by other members and one that did not, we found that Reddit users reported more successful recovery with longer tapering schedules, particularly from 2.0 mg to 0.0 mg (median: 93 days; mean: 95 days), as compared to shorter tapering schedules investigated in past clinical trials. Diarrhea, insomnia, restlessness, and fatigue were commonly reported adverse events. Physical exercise, clonidine, and Imodium® were frequently reported to help during the recovery process. Due to the difficulties of conducting longer-term clinical trials involving patients with OUD, clinicians should consider other information sources including peer discussions from the abundant, real-time information available on Reddit.

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Adolescents' social functioning and its relationships with social Internet use, parental care, and peer influence in this time period

Hlongwane

Lawrence

2021

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The study examined adolescents' social functioning and its relationships with social Internet use, parental care, and peer influence. Data were collected from a sample of 496 adolescents (Male = 18.5%; Female = 81.5%, Mage = 15.9), and the idea that the relationship between parental care, peer influence. and social functioning of adolescents could be influenced by the mediating power of social internet use was tested. Consistent with this hypothesis, the results revealed positive and significant relationships between social functioning, social Internet use (r = .373, p < .01), parental care (r = .153, p < .05), and peer influence (r = .170, p < .01). Moreover, when social Internet use was introduced as a mediator to determine the strength of the relationships, the prediction of parental care on social functioning increased from 2.33% variance to 13.7%, while that of peer influence improved from 2.88% to 15.23%. In conclusion, findings established that social Internet use was a prominent factor in adolescents' developmental processes for optimal social functioning.

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Social Media Use Subgroups Differentially Predict Psychosocial Well-Being During Early Adolescence

Cited by 141 publications

References 85 publications

Longitudinal association between social media use and psychological distress among adolescents

Longitudinal association between social media use and psychological distress among adolescents

Effective buprenorphine use and tapering strategies: Endorsements and insights by people in recovery from opioid use disorder on a Reddit forum

Adolescents' social functioning and its relationships with social Internet use, parental care, and peer influence in this time period

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