Materials and Methods Systematic reviews, meta-analyses and key studies are reviewed to
provide insights into the state of current research linking digital technology and social media …

The rise of Instagram has prompted researchers to examine its effects on mental health, yet
an overview of the current literature is missing. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review …

Background: Although previous meta-analyses were conducted to quantitatively synthesize
the relation between problematic social media (SM) use and mental health, they focused on …

Background Gambling and gaming disorders have been included as “disorders due to
addictive behaviors” in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Other …

This article presents four meta-analyses that can inform causality in the relationship between
social media and body image; 24 experimental samples comparing the effect of appearance …

Abstract Social Networking Sites (SNS) have close to 3 billion users worldwide. Recently,
however, SNS have come under media scrutiny for their potential association with …

Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the associations between
social media use and risky behaviors during adolescence, and evaluated study …

Background Facebook depression is defined as feeling depressed upon too much exposure
to Social networking sites (SNS). Researchers have argued that upward social comparisons …

Based on a large representative sample of German Internet users aged 14–39 years, the
current survey study investigates how three indicators of decreases in well-being …

Background Problematic use of computer games was incorporated in the DSM-5 (so-called
Internet Gaming Disorder, IGD) and the ICD-11. Knowledge on problematic social media …