Assessing the validity of self-report social media use: Evidence of No relationship with objective smartphone use

T Mahalingham, PM McEvoy, PJF Clarke - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Social media use research remains dominated by self-report measures, despite concerns
they may not accurately reflect objective social media use. The association between …

A systematic review of structural and functional MRI studies investigating social networking site use

M Wadsley, N Ihssen - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
An understanding of the neurocognitive profile underlying the use of social networking sites
(SNSs) can help inform decisions about the classification of problematic SNS use as an …

Reopening after lockdown: the influence of working-from-home and digital device use on sleep, physical activity, and wellbeing following COVID-19 lockdown and …

SAA Massar, ASC Ng, CS Soon, JL Ong, XY Chua… - Sleep, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives COVID-19 lockdowns drastically affected sleep, physical activity, and
wellbeing. We studied how these behaviors evolved during reopening the possible …

Does objectively measured social-media or smartphone use predict depression, anxiety, or social isolation among young adults?

CJR Sewall, TR Goldstein… - Clinical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite a plethora of research, the link between digital-technology use and psychological
distress among young adults remains inconclusive. Findings in this area are typically …

Promises and pitfalls of social media data donations

II van Driel, A Giachanou, JL Pouwels… - Communication …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Studies assessing the effects of social media use are largely based on measures of time
spent on social media. In recent years, scholars increasingly ask for more insights in social …

Selfie-evaluation: A meta-analysis of the relationship between selfie behaviors and self-evaluations

RN Felig, JL Goldenberg - Personality and Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The “selfie” phenomenon shaped the past two decades, yet there is inconsistent evidence
concerning the relationship between selfie behaviors and self-evaluations. This meta …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of self-report and objective measurements of smartphone and social media usage

P Coyne, J Voth, SJ Woodruff - Telematics and informatics reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Smartphone and social media research continue to be plagued by concerns regarding their
dependence on self-report measures of usage. Specifically, the extent to which self-report …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of digital screen media activity on functional brain organization in late childhood: Evidence from the ABCD study

J Miller, KL Mills, M Vuorre, A Orben, AK Przybylski - cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
The idea that the increased ubiquity of digital devices negatively impacts neurodevelopment
is as compelling as it is disturbing. This study investigated this concern by systematically …

Advancing Automated Content Analysis for a New Era of Media Effects Research: The Key Role of Transfer Learning

A Kroon, K Welbers, D Trilling… - … Methods and Measures, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The availability of individual-level digital trace data offers exciting new ways to study media
uses and effects based on the actual content that people encountered. In this article, we …

Overestimating or underestimating communication findings? Comparing self-reported with log mobile data by data donation method

B Wu-Ouyang, M Chan - Mobile Media & Communication, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobile phone usage is typically measured via self-reporting. However, scholars have
questioned the validity of self-reported data, which may lead to Type I or Type II errors. Using …