Impact of Social Media Use on Mental Health within Adolescent and Student Populations during COVID-19 Pandemic: Review.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed our lives. By increased screen time during the pandemic, social media (SM) could have significantly impacted adolescents' and students' mental health (MH). This literature review aims to synthesize the research on the impact of SM usage on MH of adolescents and students during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A review of the published literature was conducted in April 2021, through a search of PubMed and Web of Science Core Collection databases. The search yielded 1136 records, with 13 articles selected for this review. Most of the included studies observed the negative impact of SM use on MH of adolescents and students, most noticeably observed were anxiety, depression and stress. More active and prolonged SM usage was associated with

SUBMITTER: Drazenovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature