Table 2.

Social media and depression.

Domains	Reference	Type of Publication	Highlighted
Depression Addiction Anxiety	Chiu M. et al. [15]	Clinical study	Social media increased use correlates to Emergency Department visits for mental illness, including depression, addiction, and anxiety.
Depression Anxiety	Rutter L.A. et al. [16]	Clinical study	Social media use correlates with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and loneliness. Physical activity negatively correlates with depression.
Depression Psychological problems Addiction Anxiety Body image	Mougharbel F. et al. [17]	Review	High levels of screen time and social media use correlates to depression, anxiety, and misperception of body image, addiction, and mental health outcomes.
Depression Sleep Anxiety	Hoge E. et al. [18]	Review	The more time adolescents spend on smartphone, the higher levels of depression, insomnia, and anxiety are found one year later.
Depression	Hoare E. et al. [19]	Clinical study	Adolescents suffering for depression and mental health impairment in adolescence reported a greater use of social media.
Depression	Ha L. et al. [20]	Clinical study	Swedish adolescents who spent more than 2 h on social media had higher odds of feeling depressed.
Depression Diet Cyberbullying Sleep Sex related problems Online grooming	Chassiakos Y.L.R. et al. [21]	Review	Risks of media device use include obesity, sleep, attention, and learning impairment, illicit substance use, high-risk sexual behaviors, depression, cyberbullying, and compromised privacy and confidentiality.
Depression Cyberbullying Sleep Anxiety Sex related problems Behavioral problems Sight	Maurer B.T. et al. [22]	Review	An increase in digital and social media use relates to physical and mental status impairment in children, including depression, anxiety, cyberbullying, sleep disturbance, behavioral problems, sexting, and myopia.
Depression Psychological problems Anxiety	Keles B. et al. [23]	Review	Time spent on social media, repetitive activities, addictive, or problematic use associated with depression, anxiety, and psychological impairment. Nevertheless, it is not possible to establish whether a causative effect exists.
Depression Addiction	Khalil S.A. et al. [24]	Clinical Study	A percentage of 65.6% of Egyptians adolescents are having internet addiction, especially Facebook addiction (92.8%) and gaming (61.3%). Those affected by Facebook addiction are at risk of dysthymia.
Depression Cyberbullying Body image	Richards D. et al. [25]	Review	Social media overuse impacts on mental health, self-esteem, and wellbeing.
Depression Cyberbullying Sleep Sex related problems	Hadjipanayis A. et al. [26]	Review	Social media use facilitates socialization, communication, learning skills, and may positively affect education. Potential risks include cyberbullying, Facebook depression, sleep disturbances, and sexting.
Depression Cyberbullying	Hamm M.P. et al. [27]	Review	Cyberbullying and depression correlate with a regular and constant social media use.
Depression Cyberbullying	Carpenter L.M. et al. [28]	Review	Internet, mobile devices, and social networking sites link to mental health impairment and cyberbullying.
Depression Cyberbullying	Aboujaoude E. et al. [29]	Review	Internet penetrance and connectivity are strictly related to cyberbullying and altered mental status.
Depression	Listernick Z.I. et al. [30]	Review	Depressive symptoms increased during COVID-19 pandemic era. Risk factors include social isolation, family stress, and social media overuse.
Depression Sleep Anxiety	Armitage R.C. et al. [31]	Letter to editor	The degree of social media usage in children correlates with depression, anxiety, and perceived stress level. Bedtime access to and use of mobile devices is significantly associated with inadequate sleep in terms of quality and quantity.
Depression Anxiety	Caffo E. et al. [32]	Review	Many factors including isolation, excessive social media use, and parental stress worsened mental status health during COVID-19 era.
Depression Psychological problems Anxiety	Chen I.H. et al. [33]	Review	During school closure in COVID-19 pandemic smartphone and social media use increased. An increase of 15–30 min daily negatively influenced mental health status in children.