Adolescent’s usage of social media and risky behavior: A review of meta-analysis evidence

Jerusha Sherlin 1, Veena 1, Haiqha Sadaf 2, Zeeshan Ali 3, Madeva Nagaral 4, * and Ansari Faiyaz Ahmed 5

1 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur, India.
2 Department of Computer Science Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Raichur, India.
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur, India.
4 Aircraft Research and Design Centre, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru, 560037, Karnataka, India.
5 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Salalah, Oman.
 
Review
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(01), 1698–1704.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.1.0208
Publication history: 
Received on 26 December 2023; revised on XX February 2024; accepted on 10 February 2024
 
Abstract: 
Background: As technology advances, a wider range of activities are becoming feasible on devices with screens. A lifestyle heavily reliant on screens, though, can have a price. Problematic social media usage, according to our premise, would lead to more people developing mental health issues.
Objective: The goal of this review is to thoroughly analyze problematic social media usage among young people and how it relates to depressive, anxious, and stress-related symptoms.
Method: Relevant studies were found using a thorough search technique in PsycINFO, PubMed, Google Scholar, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
Conclusion: This study helps future research that focuses on the underlying processes of problematic use of social media by providing more evidence of the link between problematic social media usage and poor mental health among adolescents and young adults.
 
Keywords: 
Social Media; Risky Behavior; Technology; Mental Health; Adolescence
 
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