Social Media Made Me Do It: Perceptions of Social Media Influence, Risky Behaviors, and Mental Health Among Adolescents

IF 3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI:10.1177/08944393251337016

Robert S. Weisskirch

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Abstract

Adolescents may perceive that social media exert influence on their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Past research has found that frequent social media use and fear of missing out have related to risk behavior and poor mental health outcomes. Little research has been conducted on the perception of influence of social media by adolescents on mental health outcomes and risky behavior engagement. In this study, 304 adolescents (female = 210 and male = 94) completed an online questionnaire about their use of social media, perceptions of social media influence, fear of missing out, engagement in risky behavior, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Age, perceptions of social media influence, and fear of missing out were significant predictors of engaging in risky behaviors. Age, being female, perceptions of social media influence, and fear of missing out predicted anxiety symptoms. Being female, perceptions of social media influence, and fear of missing out predicted depressive symptoms. For adolescents, the influence of social media on mental health outcomes and risky behaviors may be based on their perception of influence of social media and fear of missing out rather than just frequency of use.

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社交媒体让我这么做：青少年对社交媒体影响、危险行为和心理健康的看法

青少年可能认为社交媒体对他们的信念、态度和行为产生了影响。过去的研究发现，频繁使用社交媒体和害怕错过与危险行为和不良心理健康结果有关。关于青少年对社交媒体影响心理健康结果和参与危险行为的看法，目前还鲜有研究。在这项研究中，304 名青少年（女性 210 人，男性 94 人）完成了一份在线问卷，内容涉及他们对社交媒体的使用、对社交媒体影响的看法、对错过的恐惧、参与危险行为以及抑郁和焦虑症状。年龄、对社交媒体影响的看法和害怕错过是预测参与危险行为的重要因素。年龄、女性身份、对社交媒体影响的看法以及害怕错过可预测焦虑症状。女性、对社交媒体影响的看法和害怕错过则预示着抑郁症状。对于青少年来说，社交媒体对心理健康结果和危险行为的影响可能是基于他们对社交媒体影响的认知和对错过的恐惧，而不仅仅是使用社交媒体的频率。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.