u/JenkinsRobotButler

I apologize if this is an inappropriate question for this sub. I'm not a psychology researcher, just interested in this subject.

I've been looking at papers (mostly from 2020 on) on the subject of social media use and adverse mental health effects (including addiction) and, at least to my understanding, the findings seem to be kinda all over the place. Many papers even highlight this inconsistency in their introductions.

If you're a researcher in this area (or familiar with it) would you mind sharing your insight on what the latest research says on the topic? Or maybe share a recent study that you consider authoritative on the subject?

Thanks!

Some of the studies I've read so far:

• https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2835481

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-27053-2

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032724014265?via%3Dihub

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X20304031

• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0020764020978434

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460321000307?via%3Dihub

• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-024-05709-z