Social media use and its impact on adults' mental health and well-being: A scoping review.

Ghee Kian KohJenna Qing Yun Ow YongAinsley Ryan Yan Bin LeeBernard Soon Yang OngChun En YauCyrus Su Hui HoYong-Shian Shawn Goh

Published in: Worldviews on evidence-based nursing (2024)

This review has provided an overview of the existing knowledge on how social media use affects adults and identified areas of research that merit investigation in future studies. More attention should be given to maximizing the positive impacts of social media use on mental health and well-being among adults.

Keyphrases

social media
mental health
health information
mental illness
healthcare
working memory
current status
case control