Social media use intensity, social media use problems, and mental health among adolescents: Investigating directionality and mediating processes

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Highlights：

• There are concerns about adolescents' social media use (SMU).

• Over time, SMU intensity and mental health were not associated in any direction.

• SMU problems predicted decreases in mental health one year later.

• SMU problems also predicted increases in social comparison and cybervictimization.

• Particularly SMU problems may pose a risk to adolescents' mental health.

摘要

•There are concerns about adolescents' social media use (SMU).•Over time, SMU intensity and mental health were not associated in any direction.•SMU problems predicted decreases in mental health one year later.•SMU problems also predicted increases in social comparison and cybervictimization.•Particularly SMU problems may pose a risk to adolescents' mental health.

论文关键词：Social media use,Problematic social media use,Social media addiction,Mental health,Adolescents

论文评审过程：Received 1 May 2020, Revised 20 November 2020, Accepted 29 November 2020, Available online 5 December 2020, Version of Record 5 January 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106645