Citation

Coyne SM, Padilla-Walker LM, Holmgren HG, Stockdale LA. J. Res. Adolesc. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Brigham Young University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12424

PMID

29953692

Abstract

This study examined differential patterns of time spent using social media in a sample of 457 adolescents over a 6-year period. The majority of adolescents (83%), termed moderate users, reported steady social media use over time. A second group (increasers: 12%) reported low social media use that increased gradually and ended high at the end of the study. A third group, called peak users (6%), reported low social media that increased quickly after a few years and then returned to baseline levels. Low self-regulation predicted being an increaser or peak user. Being a moderate user tended to be related to lower levels of depression, aggression, delinquency, social media problems, and cyberbullying across time, as compared with the other groups.

© 2018 Society for Research on Adolescence.

Language: en