Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which adolescents socialize and interact
with the world, which has contributed to ongoing public debate about whether social media …

For decades, psychological research has examined the extent to which children's and
adolescents' behavior is influenced by the behavior of their peers (ie, peer influence effects) …

We propose an adaptation of Urie Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory, neo-ecological
theory. As bioecological theory was developed in the 20th century, it requires significant …

Background Social media users are extensively exposed to photographs displaying
idealized self-presentations. This poses a potential threat to youth's appearance self …

Despite adolescents' prolific use of social media, relationships between social media and
body satisfaction and well-being are not yet well understood, especially among boys. This …

Fear of missing out (FoMO) is known to be associated with a decrease in emotional well-
being in adolescents. However, few studies have investigated the possible mediating factors …

The tripartite influence model stipulates that appearance pressures from three sources
(family, peers, traditional media) lead adolescent girls to internalize a thin appearance ideal …

The formation and maintenance of friendship closeness is an important developmental task
in adolescence. To obtain insight in real-time processes that may underly the development …

Despite the salience of the social media context to psychosocial development, little is known
about social media use patterns and how they relate to psychological and social functioning …

Background Concerns have been raised that social media use causes mental health
problems in adolescents, but findings are mixed, and effects are typically small. The present …