PSYC 103 Principles of Human Growth and Development

PSYC 103: Principles of Human Growth and Development A Review of Longitudinal association between social media use and psychological distress among adolescents in Iceland by Thorisdottir et al. (2020) Student ID A Review of Longitudinal Association between Social Media Use and Psychological Distress among Adolescents in Iceland by Thorisdottir et al. (2020) Thesis The significance of social media as a risk factor for mental health issues among adolescents. The study is founded on the risk of protective factors for healthy adolescent development. Longitudinal cohort design investigating whether the use of social media among adolescents is associated with symptoms of social anxiety, depressed mood, and physical symptoms of anxiety over time. Rationale Extant literature shows that social media use has adverse impacts of social media use on the mental well-being of youngsters. Scholars like Riehm et al. (2019) examined the association between social media use and psychological distress among US adolescents. They established that there is evidence that social media use heightens the risk of mental issues, especially internalizing problems. Thorisdottir et al. (2020) expand knowledge on this association by exploring the impact of adolescent sex, age, and parental support in moderating the association research between social media use and anxiety, depressed mood, and physical anxiety and their progression over time in Iceland. Method Participants The study was conducted on 3914 eligible adolescents out of the 4264 born in 2004 and residing in Iceland. For diversity and generalizability, the scholars considered factors