Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Motivations for Using Social Media and Subsequent Internalizing Symptoms

Marie-Pier Gingras 1, 2
, 
Mara Brendgen 1, 2
, 
Miriam H. Beauchamp 2, 3
, 
Jean S??guin 2, 4
, 
Richard E. Tremblay 2, 3
, 
Sylvana M. Côté 2, 3
, 
Catherine M. Herba 1, 2, 4
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2
 
CHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research Center, Montréal, Canada | 
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2024-10-09
Springer Nature
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SJR: 2.043
CiteScore: 8.4
Impact factor: 3.6
ISSN: 00472891, 15736601
Abstract
Knowledge is lacking on whether adolescents’ motivations for social media use predict internalizing symptoms, and few studies have considered the moderating role of extraversion. In 2017 (T1) and 2018 (T2), 197 adolescents (49.70% girls, Mage = 13.15, SD = 0.36) from a large metropolitan area participated in this study. Adolescents reported on their social media use motivations and extraversion (at T1) and depressive and anxiety symptoms (T1 and T2). Latent class analysis revealed four motivation profiles at T1: (1) entertainment and fun (30.97%); (2) avoidance and escapism (14.21%); (3) meeting new people, feel involved (16.75%); (4) boredom (38.07%). Social motivations (profile 3) predicted elevated internalizing symptoms at T2. Avoidance and boredom motivations (profile 2 and 4) predicted internalizing symptoms for adolescents with low extraversion. Social media use motivations and extraversion distinguish adolescents who benefit from social media from those who experience difficulties.
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Gingras M. et al. Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Motivations for Using Social Media and Subsequent Internalizing Symptoms // Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2024.
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Gingras M., Brendgen M., Beauchamp M. H., S??guin J., Tremblay R. E., Côté S. M., Herba C. M. Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Motivations for Using Social Media and Subsequent Internalizing Symptoms // Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2024.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1007/s10964-024-02097-1
UR - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10964-024-02097-1
TI - Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Motivations for Using Social Media and Subsequent Internalizing Symptoms
T2 - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
AU - Gingras, Marie-Pier
AU - Brendgen, Mara
AU - Beauchamp, Miriam H.
AU - S??guin, Jean
AU - Tremblay, Richard E.
AU - Côté, Sylvana M.
AU - Herba, Catherine M.
PY - 2024
DA - 2024/10/09
PB - Springer Nature
PMID - 39384664
SN - 0047-2891
SN - 1573-6601
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@article{2024_Gingras,
author = {Marie-Pier Gingras and Mara Brendgen and Miriam H. Beauchamp and Jean S??guin and Richard E. Tremblay and Sylvana M. Côté and Catherine M. Herba},
title = {Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Motivations for Using Social Media and Subsequent Internalizing Symptoms},
journal = {Journal of Youth and Adolescence},
year = {2024},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {oct},
url = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10964-024-02097-1},
doi = {10.1007/s10964-024-02097-1}
}