Adolescent Digital Stress: Frequencies, Correlates, and Longitudinal Association With Depressive Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescents are among the most frequent users of social media and are highly attuned to social feedback. However, digital stress, or subjective distress related to social media demands, expectations, and others' approval and judgment, is understudied in adolescents.

Methods

We conducted a preliminary investigation of self-reported digital stress and its hypothesized correlates (social media, peer status, and mental health variables) among 680 students (M_age = 14.27, SD = .62; 49.2% female).

Results

Nearly half of participants reported experiencing digital stress at least "sometimes," regardless of race or ethnicity; sex differences were small. Digital stress was associated with greater social media use and importance, peer importance, popularity, an

SUBMITTER: Nick EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153431 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature