The Impact of Social Media Use Interventions on Mental Well-Being: Systematic Review
Plackett R, Blyth A, Schartau P
Journal of medical Internet research · 45 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Revisión sistemática (indexado por PubMed)
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- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Gobierno
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Universidad u hospital
- University College London
- Gobierno
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2023-07-03 · J Med Internet Res · vol. 25 · pág. e44922
- Editorial
- JMIR Publications
- Citado
- 95 citas · más que el 97% de estudios similares · 5.3× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 73 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Mental Health via Writing
- Palabras clave
- psychological well-being, cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, adults, intervention effectiveness, study quality, selection bias, university students, convenience sampling, future research directions, mental health promotion
- MeSH
- humans, anxiety, mental health, anxiety disorders, adult, social media, psychological well-being
3 autores
- Ruth Plackett🇬🇧 · autor de correspondenciaUniversity College London
- Alexandra Blyth🇬🇧University College London
- Patricia Schartau🇬🇧University College London
Resumen
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Background
There is some evidence that more social media use is related to poorer mental well-being and that social media use can become problematic when it starts to interfere with a person's daily life and mental well-being. To address this issue and improve users' mental well-being, social media use interventions (eg, abstinence from social media) have been developed and evaluated. However, there is limited understanding of the effectiveness of these interventions in improving mental well-being.
Objective
This systematic review aimed to synthesize the literature on the effectiveness of social media use interventions in improving mental well-being in adults.
Methods
A systematic search (January 1, 2004, to July 31, 2022) was completed across 3 databases in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Experimental studies evaluating the impact of social media use interventions on mental well-being in adults were included. Outcomes related to mental well-being, such as depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness, were included. A narrative synthesis without meta-analysis was completed to summarize the study characteristics and effectiveness by outcome and intervention type. The Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool was used to measure the quality of the studies.
Results
Of the 2785 studies identified through the systematic search, 23 (0.83%) were included in the analysis. Many of the included studies (9/23, 39%) found improvements in mental well-being, some (7/23, 30%) found mixed effects, and others (7/23, 30%) found no effect on mental well-being. Therapy-based interventions that used techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy were more effective than limiting use of social media or full abstinence from social media, with 83% (5/6) of these studies showing improvements in mental well-being compared with 20% (1/5) and 25% (3/12), respectively. Depression was the most frequently investigated and improved outcome with 70% (7/10) of the studies showing a significant improvement in depression after the intervention, whereas other outcomes showed more varied results. Quality was poor, with 96% (22/23) of the studies receiving a weak global score, mostly for issues related to selection bias because most of the studies (16/23, 70%) used a convenience sampling of university students.
Conclusions
This review provides some evidence that social media use interventions are effective in improving mental well-being, especially for depression and when using therapy-based interventions. Further experimental and longitudinal research is needed with representative samples to investigate who may benefit most from social media use interventions. This will help to develop guidance and recommendations for policy makers and clinicians on how best to manage problematic social media use.
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