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dc.contributor.authorLahti, Henri
dc.contributor.authorKokkonen, Marja
dc.contributor.authorHietajärvi, Lauri
dc.contributor.authorLyyra, Nelli
dc.contributor.authorPaakkari, Leena
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-07T09:04:37Z
dc.date.available2024-06-07T09:04:37Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationLahti, H., Kokkonen, M., Hietajärvi, L., Lyyra, N., & Paakkari, L. (2024). Social media threats and health among adolescents : evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study. <i>Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health</i>, <i>18</i>, Article 62. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00754-8" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00754-8</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_216021821
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95661
dc.description.abstractBackground Social media are immensely popular among adolescents. Thus, concerns have been raised about the threats adolescents encounter on social media and the possible negative health consequences, such as depressive symptoms and anxiety. This study investigated the prevalence of nine social media threats: (1) cyberbullying, (2) sexual harassment, (3) racism, (4) unauthorized distribution of sensitive material, (5) phishing attempts, (6) misinformation, (7) the sale or distribution of drugs, (8) harmful or dangerous social media challenges, (9) content causing appearance pressures. The study also investigated how individual and social factors, problematic social media use (PSMU), and online communication with strangers are associated with social media threat exposure, as well as the association between social media threats and self-rated health, depressive feelings, and anxiety symptoms. Methods and findings Nationally representative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) data from Finland were obtained from 2288 respondents aged 11, 13, and 15 years. Fixed effects regression models were applied. The most common threat, encountered daily and weekly, was misinformation. Regression models showed that individual and social factors, PSMU, and online communication with strangers explained adolescent exposure to social media threats in differing ways. Furthermore, certain factors (e.g., emotional intelligence, family support) were associated with encountering social media threats less frequently, whereas other factors (e.g., PSMU, online communication with strangers) were associated with more frequent encounters. Daily and weekly exposure to social media threats was systematically associated with poor self-rated health, frequent depressive feelings, and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions Our study highlights the need for intervention and health promotion efforts to mitigate adolescent exposure to social media threats and ensuing negative health consequences.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.relation.ispartofseriesChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.othersocial media threat
dc.subject.otheradolescent
dc.subject.otherhealth
dc.subject.otherdepressive feelings
dc.subject.otheranxiety
dc.subject.othercyberbullying
dc.subject.othersexual harassment
dc.subject.otherracism
dc.subject.othermisinformation
dc.subject.othersocial media challenges
dc.titleSocial media threats and health among adolescents : evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202406074423
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Sport and Health Sciencesen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1753-2000
dc.relation.volume18
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2024 the Authors
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dc.subject.ysoterveys
dc.subject.ysorasismi
dc.subject.ysonuoret
dc.subject.ysonettikiusaaminen
dc.subject.ysoahdistus
dc.subject.ysososiaalinen media
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p2762
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p608
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p11617
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p21214
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p4621
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dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1186/s13034-024-00754-8
jyx.fundinginformationThis research was funded by the Juho Vainio Foundation.
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