Is social media screen time really associated with poor adolescent mental health? A time use diary study
128 Citations•2020•
Amber Barthorpe, Lizzy Winstone, Becky Mars
A greater amount of time spent on social media was associated with an increased risk of self-harm and depression and lower levels ofSelf-esteem in adolescence, and gender differences in how adolescents engage with social media as well as how much time they spend online were explored.
Abstract
Future research should examine the direction of the associations with self-harm and other mental health outcomes and explore gender differences in how adolescents engage with social media as well as how much time they spend online.