Problematic Social Media Use Among Italian Midadolescents: Protocol and Rationale of the SMART Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media (SM) use constitutes a large portion of midadolescents' daily lives as a way of peer interaction. A significant percentage of adolescents experience intense or problematic social media use (PSMU), an etiologically complex behavior potentially associated with psychological distress. To date, studies longitudinally testing for risk or protective factors of PSMU, and collecting qualitative data are still scarce among midadolescents. Self-help interventions specifically targeting PSMU in this population and involving midadolescents in co-creation are needed.

Objective

The 2-year SMART multicenter project aims to (1) advance knowledge on PSMU; (2) co-design an unguided self-help app for promoting awareness and functional SM use; and (3) test feasibility an

SUBMITTER: Donisi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420604 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature