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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.01.004

The Relationship between Passive Social Network Site Usage and the Mental Health of Adolescents

Xiaofang Xiao

1Gangbei District Market Supervision Administration of Guigang City, Guigang, China.

2Guigang city people's government, Guigang, China.

*Corresponding author: Xiaofang Xiao

Published: February 7,2023

Abstract

Active social network site usage and passive social network site usage have positive and negative effects on adolescent mental health. However, there are few studies on the negative effects and mechanisms of passive social network site usage on adolescent mental health. The present review focuses on passive social network site usage, mainly involving the formation and negative effects of passive social network site usage, and discusses the mediating role of individual cognitive and emotional factors, the moderating role of gender and other personality traits and cognitive factor variables. The tripartite influence model, social comparison theory, self-concept fragmentation hypothesis and displacement hypothesis provide reasonable explanations for the negative effects of passive social network site usage to a certain extent. Future research should further expand the perspective of methods, investigate the impact of different cultural backgrounds, and strengthen the theoretical construction and intervention research on passive social network site usage.

Keywords

Passive social network site usage, mental health, adolescents

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How to cite this paper

The Relationship between Passive Social Network Site Usage and the Mental Health of Adolescents

How to cite this paper: Xiaofang Xiao. (2023) The Relationship between Passive Social Network Site Usage and the Mental Health of Adolescents. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science7(1), 29-41.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.01.004