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July 23, 2025

Applying a Gendered Lens to the Issue of Adolescent Social Media Use and Well-being; Salient Susceptibilities and Alternative Within-person Processes

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JSJane ShawcroftDCDrew P. Cingel

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Overview

Longitudinal analysis unveils how frequency of social media use impacts well-being in adolescents, highlighting gendered nuances.

Key Points

  • MAIN FINDING: Limited evidence found a direct link between social media use and adolescent well-being.
  • KEY EVIDENCE: Frequency of social media use and unwanted exposure negatively impacted adolescents' sense of purpose.
  • APPROACH: Intensive longitudinal data from 97 adolescents analyzed using dynamic structural equation modeling.
  • SIGNIFICANCE: This study reveals alternative processes that influence adolescents' well-being beyond direct social media use.

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Shawcroft et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0621e6551bb0af8cddbdhttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tcsp6_v2
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