Types of social media use and digital stress in early adolescence

Lizzy A Winstone; Becky Mars; Claire M A Haworth; Judi L Kidger

doi:10.1177/02724316221105560

Types of social media use and digital stress in early adolescence

Lizzy A Winstone^*, Becky Mars, Claire M A Haworth , Judi L Kidger

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Abstract

Evidence on how different types of social media use contribute to digital stress in early adolescence is lacking. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-four 13-14-year-olds. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, coded and thematically analysed. Themes were generated based on digital stressors specific to passive social media use (time-wasting and digital guilt, and exposure to harmful content); private social media communication (expectations of availability and unsolicited contact by strangers); and social media broadcasting (expectations of perfection and sexualisation, fear of negative evaluation and risks to privacy). Several digital stressors appeared pervasive in everyday social media use. Bolstering social and emotional resources offline and encouraging effective implementation of privacy settings may improve resilience against several sources of digital stress.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-319
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of Early Adolescence
Volume	43
Issue number	3
Early online date	25 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221105560
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 25 May 2022

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Lizzy Winstone and Judi Kidger are supported by the NIHR School for Public Health Research (Grant No. PD-SPH-2015). Claire M. A. Haworth is supported by a Philip Leverhulme Prize. Becky Mars is supported by a Medical Research Foundation Fellowship (Grants No. MRF-058-0017-F-MARS-C0869 and MRF-058-0017-F-MARS-C0869s1). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The funders had no involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.

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Keywords

Social media
Adolescence
Digital stress
Identity
peer relationships

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Adolescent Social Media User Types and Their Mental Health, Well-being, and Social Connectedness
Winstone, L. A. (Author), Kidger, J. (Supervisor), Mars, B. (Supervisor) & Haworth, C. (Supervisor), 21 Jun 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Adolescent Social Media User Types and Their Mental Health, Well-being, and Social Connectedness

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