Associations of early social media initiation on digital behaviors and the moderating role of limiting use

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Highlights：

• Early adolescents more frequently engage in positive digital behaviors compared to negative ones.

• Using Instagram or Snapchat before age 11 is related to more problematic digital behaviors.

• Youngest social media initiators are more likely to engage in supportive online behaviors.

• Limiting access to social media lessened some negative effects of early social media use.

摘要

•Early adolescents more frequently engage in positive digital behaviors compared to negative ones.•Using Instagram or Snapchat before age 11 is related to more problematic digital behaviors.•Youngest social media initiators are more likely to engage in supportive online behaviors.•Limiting access to social media lessened some negative effects of early social media use.

论文关键词：Social media,Mobile phones,Problematic internet use,Online harassment,Early adolescence,Parental monitoring,Online social support

论文评审过程：Received 12 February 2021, Revised 26 August 2021, Accepted 8 October 2021, Available online 12 October 2021, Version of Record 19 October 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107053