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SUBMITTER: Radovic A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485251 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radovic Ana A Gmelin Theresa T Stein Bradley D BD Miller Elizabeth E
Journal of adolescence 20161218
This qualitative study examined descriptions of social media use among 23 adolescents (18 female, 5 male) who were diagnosed with depression to explore how social media use may influence and be influenced by psychological distress. Adolescents described both positive and negative use of social media. Positive use included searching for positive content (i.e. for entertainment, humor, content creation) or for social connection. Negative use included sharing risky behaviors, cyberbullying, and for ...[more]