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The impact of daily stress on adolescents’ depressed mood: The role of social support seeking through Facebook

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Frison, Eline, Eggermont, Steven·2015·Computers in Human Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.070
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  • A study that differentiated active and passive use of social media found that active use was positively associated with mental health while passive use was not.

    “A study that differentiated active and passive use of social media found that active use was positively associated with mental health while passive use was not [39], while another study did not find this difference [43].”

    From Social Media and Mental Health Among Early Adolescents in Sweden: A Longitudinal Study With 2-Year Follow-Up (KUPOL Study). (2021) · cites this paper as [39]

    Section 4.1 reports that seeking social support through Facebook increased adolescents’ depressed mood, contrary to the claimed positive association for active use. The paper examines Facebook support seeking and perceived support, not an active-versus-passive use comparison; it reports reduced depressed mood only when sought support was subsequently perceived (Additional information). Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Screen use can inhibit sleep, which may decrease well-being, or can be turned to elevate feelings of loneliness.

    “Screen use can inhibit sleep, which may decrease well-being, or can be turned to elevate feelings of loneliness [39].”

    From Social Media and Mental Health Among Early Adolescents in Sweden: A Longitudinal Study With 2-Year Follow-Up (KUPOL Study). (2021) · cites this paper as [39]

    The paper’s Additional information section reports increased depressed mood among adolescents who sought support through Facebook but did not perceive support, which supports a narrower claim about harmful effects on well-being. The cited passages and searches for sleep and loneliness do not support the claims that screen use inhibits sleep or elevates loneliness. The copy provides no page number for the deciding passage. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • Younger generations, particularly those aged 15-20 years, are more likely to engage heavily with social media and digital platforms, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of doomscrolling and compulsive media consumption.

    “For example, younger generations, particularly those aged between 15 and 20 years, are more likely to engage heavily with social media and digital platforms, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of doomscrolling and compulsive media consumption [192,193].”

    From Impact of Media-Induced Uncertainty on Mental Health: Narrative-Based Perspective. (2025) · cites this paper as [192]

    Section 1.1 (page unavailable) reports widespread social-network use among adolescents aged 12–17. It does not establish that 15–20-year-olds use social media more than older generations. Section 1.2.2 discusses potential adverse effects of online communication, but does not address doomscrolling or compulsive media consumption. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Women are more likely to engage with emotional and social media content, which often leads to heightened emotional distress in response to negative news.

    “Women are more likely to engage with emotional and social media content, which often leads to heightened emotional distress in response to negative news [192].”

    From Impact of Media-Induced Uncertainty on Mental Health: Narrative-Based Perspective. (2025) · cites this paper as [192]

    In §3.4 (page unavailable), daily stress predicted depressed mood in girls but not boys, offering limited support for greater distress among girls. The same section found no significant gender difference in seeking support through Facebook. The paper studies adolescents’ stress and social support, not women’s engagement with emotional content or their responses to negative news. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Whilst depressed individuals tend to interpret their social media interactions more negatively, certain online experiences (negative social comparison, seeking but not receiving support) can further negatively impact on mood, exacerbating symptoms for those with existing mental health problems.

    “Similarly, whilst depressed individuals tend to interpret their social media interactions more negatively, certain online experiences (negative social comparison, seeking but not receiving support) can further negatively impact on mood, exacerbating symptoms for those with existing mental health problems [35,36,39,62].”

    From Understanding Links Between Social Media Use, Sleep and Mental Health: Recent Progress and Current Challenges (2019) · cites this paper as [35]

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  1. Dunkel Schetter, C., & Brooks, K. (2009). The nature of social support. In Harry T. Reis & Susan Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (pp. 1565-1570).

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Authors
Frison, E., & Eggermont, S.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Eggermont, Steven
ORCID
Venue
Computers in Human Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-03
Volume
44
Pages
315-325
ISSN
0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.070
OpenAlex
W2093087699
Cited by
244
References
97
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 11
FWCI
31.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
daily stress, adolescents, depressive mood, social support seeking, Facebook, perceived social support, social networking sites, academic stress, family stress, online social support

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