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The relationships between social media and depression in adolescents

The lives of the new generations of adolescents worldwide have been intertwined with and inseparable from the use of mobile technologies and social media, especially in the last decade. Interestingly, the rise of social media uses in adolescents corresponded with the increasingly common occurrence of mental health issues in adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, self- esteem, and body image problems. This led to a widespread belief that the (excessive) use of social media can lead to depression and resulted in research defining the use of social media as a risk factor for developing depression. On the other hand, several research studies have indicated possible preventive effects of social media. After objectively examining the existing literature on said issue, the goal of this paper is to elaborate on the different relationships between the use of social media and depression in adolescents, as well as to detect and establish various factors such as individual characteristics, behaviors, and experiences that influence different directions of those relationships. The detected and relevant factors described in the literature will be defined through user and usage characteristics, categorized as risk or protective factors, and divided into positive and negative effects of social media on depression in adolescents. Lastly, emphasis will be placed on those characteristics of social networks that enable informing people about depression, detecting depression by analyzing the content of social networks, and the possibilities of treating depression using social networks and new technologies as platforms. The importance of all these findings can be reflected in future intervention planning and programming as well as in improving the existing preventive investments and efforts. Lastly, it is also enhancing the possibilities of social media in a positive way and its opportunities for mental health promotion and awareness. New findings and results can contribute to the scientific community in improving previous preventive investments and efforts, as also early intervention planning and programming. finally, insights will be provided on research dealing with the detection of depression in individuals by analyzing the content of social networks, whose further research may provide insights important for the prevention of depression in adolescents. Finally, the research deals with the detection of depression in individuals by analyzing the content of social networks, whose further research may provide insights important for the prevention of depression in adolescents.

social media ; depression ; adolescents

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