Reexploring Problematic Social Media Use and Its Relationship with Adolescent Mental Health. Findings from the "LifeOnSoMe"-Study.
Turi Reiten FinseråsGunnhild Johnsen HjetlandBørge SivertsenIan ColmanRandi Træland HellaAmanda Iselin Olesen AndersenJens Christoffer SkogenPublished in: Psychology research and behavior management (2023)
Three identified factors measuring problematic social media use showed positive associations with mental health problems. This lends support to the notion that problematic social media use is a multidimensional phenomenon and demonstrates the need to move beyond addiction criteria when assessing problematic social media use.