Who may be at risk for problematic social media use?

3 important questions on Who may be at risk for problematic social media use?

What factors may contribute to adolescents being prone to problematic social media use?

- Socioemotional drive towards peer relations
- Lower self-regulation or self-control
- Lack of (offline) social support or competencies
- Reciprocal effects like loneliness and problematic social media use

Why are self-reported measures of social media use considered unreliable in studies involving adolescents?

- Adolescents often overestimate their time spent on social media
- Discrepancy between self-reported use and objective smartphone data
- Objective measures like app-tracking and data donations are preferred for accuracy

What measures are incorporated to improve the accuracy of social media use assessments in studies involving adolescents?

- Utilizing objective measures like app-tracking
- Incorporating data donations for accurate assessment
- Avoiding reliance solely on self-reported measures due to unreliability

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