Factors of heavy social media use among 13-year-old adolescents on weekdays and weekends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have investigated which factors were related to adolescents' social media use. This study aimed to evaluate which factors were associated with heavy social media use on weekdays and weekends among 13-year-old adolescents.

Methods

We analyzed data from 3727 children from the Generation R Study, a population-based cohort study in the Netherlands. Associations of demographic factors (child age, sex, ethnic background, and family situation), socioeconomic position (parental educational level, parental employment status, and net household income), screen-based behaviors (computer playing and TV viewing), and the home environment (communication, supervision, and restriction) with adolescents' heavy social media use (≥ 2 hours/day) were assessed separately on

SUBMITTER: You YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature