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. 2022 Aug 12;19(16):9960. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169960

Table 7.

Social media and addiction.

Domains Reference Type of Article 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
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
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.
Cyberbullying
Psychological problems
Sleep
Addiction
Behavioral problems
Physical activity
Sight
Bozzola E. et al. [49] Review Cyberbullying, sleep impairment, psychological problems, addiction, musculoskeletal disorders, and eye problems are among the risks of media device use in adolescence.
Cyberbullying
Addiction
Sex related problems
O’Keeffe G.S. et al. [51] Editorial Risks of social media overuse include sexting, cyberbullying, privacy issues, and Internet addiction, all of which may present with vague health symptoms.
Cyberbullying
Psychological problems
Addiction
Nagata J.M. et al. [52] Editorial More than 7% of adolescents have problematic media use and addiction to social media. Problematic media use is associated with cyberbullying, poor outcomes in life satisfaction, and mental health.
Addiction Hawi N.S. et al. [66] Clinical Study The Digital Addiction Scale for Children was validated on 822 participants, to assess the behavior of children 9 to 12 years old in association with video gaming, social media, and texting. Females are more susceptible to social media addiction.
Addiction Turhan P. et al. [67] Clinical Study Among a group of 93 adolescents with substance abuse, social media addiction and gaming disorders have been documented more than control group.
Addiction Emond A.M. et al. [68] Review Gambling and gaming addiction are emerging problems in children and adolescents. Children are exposed to gambling adverts using media device and television. Moreover, social media sometimes promotes gambling.
Addiction Unger J.B. et al. [69] Clinical Study Tobacco use in adolescents correlates to tobacco content on social media. In particular, adolescents with more tobacco tweets were more likely to use cigarettes. Advertising messages about tobacco shared trough social media have been connected to tobacco use in adolescents.