Scrolling through adolescence: unveiling the relationship of the use of social networks and its addictive behavior with psychosocial health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the relationship of social network use and addictive behaviors with adolescent psychosocial health is crucial in today's digital age.

Aim

To verify the associations between social network use, messaging applications, and the addictive behaviors to social network with psychosocial health in Spanish adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was developed with 632 adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years from the Region of Murcia, Spain. The assessment of social network use (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok) involved evaluating the frequency of use of each social network individually using a single-item scale with five response options. WhatsApp use (i.e., a messaging application) was evaluated in the same manner. The Short Social Ne

SUBMITTER: Brand C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature