Bergen social media engagement and experiences scale (Be-SMEE): A short questionnaire covering important experiences and perceptions of social media use among adolescents. Development and association with symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Q2 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

F1000Research Pub Date : 2025-09-01 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.12688/f1000research.161622.3

Jens Christoffer Skogen, Turi Reiten Finserås, Børge Sivertsen, Ian Colman, Amanda Iselin Olesen Andersen, Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland

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Abstract

Background: There is a need to go beyond mere measures of time used on social media. Existing tools inadequately capture the multidimensional nature of social media use, leaving a gap for concise yet comprehensive assessment tools.

Aims: This study aimed to develop a short questionnaire addressing three critical dimensions of perceptions and experiences of social media use: self-presentation, negative experiences, and problematic use. The association between these dimensions and symptoms of anxiety and depression was also investigated.

Methods: This study uses two independent datasets of adolescents aged 16+ years in Norway. Using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) analyses, a pool of 31 social media items was analyzed to investigate factor structure and associations with symptoms of anxiety and depression. For model development, the "LifeOnSoMe"-study was employed (>3,500 participants), and data from a pilot study (~500 participants) was used for external validation.

Results: Based on ACO-analyses, a 20-item six-factor model was identified, encompassing social comparison and self-presentation (five items), and three items for each of the following domains: negative experiences (Negative acts and Unwanted attention from others) and problematic use (Subjective overuse, Social obligations, and Source of concern). Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated very good to excellent fit in both datasets, and consistent associations between the six different domains and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Discussion: The proposed 20-item questionnaire captures six important aspects of adolescent's experiences and perception of social media use, and it may serve as a meaningful tool for assessing the potential association between social media use and mental health and related outcomes.

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卑尔根社交媒体参与和体验量表（Be-SMEE）：一份简短的调查问卷，涵盖青少年使用社交媒体的重要经历和看法。抑郁和焦虑的发展及其与症状的关系

背景：有必要超越仅仅衡量在社交媒体上花费的时间。现有的工具没有充分捕捉到社交媒体使用的多维性，留下了简洁而全面的评估工具的空白。目的：本研究旨在开发一份简短的调查问卷，针对社交媒体使用的三个关键维度：自我表现、负面体验和问题使用。这些维度与焦虑和抑郁症状之间的关系也被调查。方法：本研究使用挪威16岁以上青少年的两个独立数据集。采用蚁群优化（蚁群优化）分析，对31个社交媒体项目进行了分析，以调查因素结构及其与焦虑和抑郁症状的关联。在模型开发中，采用了“LifeOnSoMe”研究（约3500名参与者），并使用了一项试点研究（约500名参与者）的数据进行外部验证。结果：基于aco分析，确定了一个包含20个项目的六因素模型，包括社会比较和自我表现（五个项目），以及以下领域的三个项目：消极体验（消极行为和他人的不必要关注）和问题使用（主观过度使用，社会义务和关注来源）。验证性因素分析表明，两个数据集的拟合非常好，并且六个不同领域与焦虑和抑郁症状之间存在一致的关联。讨论：拟议的20项调查问卷涵盖了青少年对社交媒体使用的体验和感知的六个重要方面，它可以作为评估社交媒体使用与心理健康及其相关结果之间潜在关联的有意义的工具。

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