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Authors and year Purpose of research Methodology Results
Richards et al., 2015 Some benefits were ob-
Te impact of SM on the Literature review served in the well-being
Selfhout et al., 2009 health of children and and self-esteem category,
Woods and Scott, 2016 young people. but also potentially neg-
ative effects such as in-
Asociation of time spent Longitudinal study creased risk-taking be-
on internet for commu- (n=307) haviour, cyberbullying,
nication purposes ver- depression, exclusion of
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 12 sus non-communication minority groups and in
purposes with depres- some reduced self-image
sion and social anxiety. and self-esteem
Adolescents who per-
Effect of SM on sleep Qualitative study, use of ceive internet use for
quality, self-esteem, anx- questionnaires on sec- communication purpos-
iety and depression. ondary school pupils es, predicted less depres-
(n=467) sion, whereas Internet
use for non-communica-
tion purposes
predicted more depres-
sion and more social
anxiety.
Students who use SM
more experienced poor-
er sleep quality, lower
self-esteem and higher
levels of anxiety and de-
pression
Discussion
SM use in children or adolescents can have positive or negative effects on their
mental well-being (Selfhout et al., 2009; Daine et al., 2013; Richards et al., 2015;
Elmquist and McLaughlin, 2017).
The positive effects are reported in higher self-esteem and well-being (Self-
hout et al., 2009; Richards et al., 2015), positive content (i.e. for entertainment,
humor, content creation) or for social connection (Radovic et al., 2017). A re-
search (Lerman et al., 2017) that was targeting Facebook youth depression sup-
port groups found that this may represent a positive, safe and non-judgmental
environment that allows self-disclosure and connections between like-mind-
ed youth.
However, most of the evidence shows, that usage of SM in general has a
negative impact on children and adolescent mental health. High internet use
and internet addiction appear to have a large negative influence (Marchant et
al., 2017). Many studies have shown negative use of SM and evidence that great-
er time spent on online social networking leads of greater exposure and engage-
ment in self-harm behaviour (Hugues et al., 2015; Aksha et al., 2018; Memon et
al., 2018), increased self-risk behaviour (Richards et al., 2015; Hyun-soo Kim,
2016), increased levels of anxiety and depression (Pantic et al., 2012; Hugues et
al., 2015; Richards et al., 2015; Primack and Escobar-Viera, 2017; O’Reilly et al.,
2018) and poorer sleep quality (Woods and Scott, 2016).
Richards et al., 2015 Some benefits were ob-
Te impact of SM on the Literature review served in the well-being
Selfhout et al., 2009 health of children and and self-esteem category,
Woods and Scott, 2016 young people. but also potentially neg-
ative effects such as in-
Asociation of time spent Longitudinal study creased risk-taking be-
on internet for commu- (n=307) haviour, cyberbullying,
nication purposes ver- depression, exclusion of
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 12 sus non-communication minority groups and in
purposes with depres- some reduced self-image
sion and social anxiety. and self-esteem
Adolescents who per-
Effect of SM on sleep Qualitative study, use of ceive internet use for
quality, self-esteem, anx- questionnaires on sec- communication purpos-
iety and depression. ondary school pupils es, predicted less depres-
(n=467) sion, whereas Internet
use for non-communica-
tion purposes
predicted more depres-
sion and more social
anxiety.
Students who use SM
more experienced poor-
er sleep quality, lower
self-esteem and higher
levels of anxiety and de-
pression
Discussion
SM use in children or adolescents can have positive or negative effects on their
mental well-being (Selfhout et al., 2009; Daine et al., 2013; Richards et al., 2015;
Elmquist and McLaughlin, 2017).
The positive effects are reported in higher self-esteem and well-being (Self-
hout et al., 2009; Richards et al., 2015), positive content (i.e. for entertainment,
humor, content creation) or for social connection (Radovic et al., 2017). A re-
search (Lerman et al., 2017) that was targeting Facebook youth depression sup-
port groups found that this may represent a positive, safe and non-judgmental
environment that allows self-disclosure and connections between like-mind-
ed youth.
However, most of the evidence shows, that usage of SM in general has a
negative impact on children and adolescent mental health. High internet use
and internet addiction appear to have a large negative influence (Marchant et
al., 2017). Many studies have shown negative use of SM and evidence that great-
er time spent on online social networking leads of greater exposure and engage-
ment in self-harm behaviour (Hugues et al., 2015; Aksha et al., 2018; Memon et
al., 2018), increased self-risk behaviour (Richards et al., 2015; Hyun-soo Kim,
2016), increased levels of anxiety and depression (Pantic et al., 2012; Hugues et
al., 2015; Richards et al., 2015; Primack and Escobar-Viera, 2017; O’Reilly et al.,
2018) and poorer sleep quality (Woods and Scott, 2016).
