Distress among Adolescents: An Exploration of Mattering, Social Media Addiction, and School Connectedness

Autor/inn/en	Watson, Joshua C.; Prosek, Elizabeth A.; Giordano, Amanda L.
Titel	Distress among Adolescents: An Exploration of Mattering, Social Media Addiction, and School Connectedness
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40 (2022) 1, S.95-107 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Watson, Joshua C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/07342829211050536
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Stress Variables; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Social Media; Addictive Behavior; Value Judgment; Self Concept; Student School Relationship; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Correlation; Predictor Variables; Mental Health; Incidence; Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziale Medien; Werturteil; Selbstkonzept; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Angst; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Psychohygiene; Vorkommen; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	This study aimed to explore the effects of mattering, social media addiction, online activity, school connectedness, age, and gender on anxiety/depressive symptomatology among U.S. adolescents. A nationally representative Qualtrics panel sample consisting of 441 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 17.3; SD[subscript age] = 1.67) participated in this study. The results of a three-step hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that gender, social media usage, and mattering were most strongly associated with adolescent distress (i.e., anxiety/depressive symptom reporting). For the full predictive model with all six predictors added, mattering was found to significantly improve the prediction of adolescents' anxiety/depressive symptomatology, contributing an additional 12.8% of explained variance. For this sample, adolescent girls participants reported experiencing more anxiety/depressive symptoms. Furthermore, higher levels of social media usage, indicative of an addictive stage, and lower levels of mattering were related to more significant anxiety/depressive symptomatology. Overall, mattering was found to significantly correlate with adolescent distress, online activity, problematic social media usage, and school connectedness, evidencing its importance in addressing adolescent mental health. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01