APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Social Media Use Is Positively Associated with Depression Symptoms Among Lonelier Adolescents
Session: Poster Session VIII
Authors
- Coco KlingPresenting Author
- Lauren Borchers
Stanford University - Jaclyn Kirshenbaum
Columbia University - Tiffany Ho
University of California, Los Angeles - Ian Gotlib
Stanford University
Abstract
We examined social media use, loneliness, and depression in a sample of adolescents, all of which increased during COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders. Further, one year later, among the loneliest adolescents there was a positive relation between social media use and symptoms of depression.
Digital Media
