Background Social media use (SMU) has become highly prevalent in modern society,
especially among young adults. Research has examined how SMU affects well-being, with …

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been viewed by scholars as (a) a pathology that co-
occurs with psychological problems (comorbidity hypothesis),(b) maladaptive coping with …

In nationally representative samples of US adolescents (age: 13–18) and entering college
students, 1976–2017 (N= 8.2 million), iGen adolescents in the 2010s (vs. previous …

We assess the decline in mental health after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.
This decline was more than twice as large for women as for men. We seek to explain this …

The rise of social networking sites have provided a new avenue for interpersonal
communication. Facebook, as the largest social networking site targeted at providing access …

There is a public concern that smartphone communication undermines well-being by
displacing face-to-face interactions. However, research on this “social displacement …

The post-pandemic COVID-19 has been influential in accelerating the digital transformation
of enterprises and business process virtualization. However, in a virtual working …

Social media has become a vital source of communication for older adults, but its impact is
still an ongoing debate. This study investigated the moderating effect of Line and Facebook …

Background Individuals with anorexia nervosa have reported feelings of loneliness, social
anhedonia, and interpersonal difficulties. This study sought to clarify the nature of …

Although an increasing body of literature has linked social experiences to physical health,
research has yet to consider how specific aspects of social experiences taking place on …