Predictors of Problematic Social Media Use in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents in Luxembourg.

ABSTRACT: Social media use has increased substantially over the past decades, especially among adolescents. A proportion of adolescents develop a pattern of problematic social media use (PSMU). Predictors of PSMU are insufficiently understood and researched. This study aims to investigate predictors of PSMU in a nationally representative sample of adolescents in Luxembourg. Data from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Luxembourg were used, in which 8687 students aged 11-18 years old participated. The data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression. A range of sociodemographic, social support, well-being and media use predictors were added to the model in four blocks. The predictors in the final model explained 22.3% of the variance in PSMU. The block of sociodemogr

SUBMITTER: van Duin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8619406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature