INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE EMOTIONAL COMPONENT AND EMOTIONS OF ADOLESCENTS: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.56219/trascendere.v3i8.6640Keywords:
social networks, adolescents, emotions, emotional regulation, psychological well-being, digital identity, media literacyAbstract
This study analyzes the impact of social networks on the emotional component and the mood of adolescents from a multidimensional perspective. Given that young people from 12 to 19 years old currently spend more than three hours a day on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and X, there is an urgent need to study the influences (psychological, neurobiological, and socio-cultural) that mediate this communication. The research uses a Systematic Review with a hermeneutic-critical stance, using indexed sources in Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Redalyc and SciELO from 2015 to 2024. Research indicates that prolonged exposure to social networks (excessive and uncontrolled) is positively correlated with increases of anxiety and/or depression, body image distortion and a decline in the ability to effectively regulate emotions and build a genuine identity. However, moderate, active and purposeful engagement in social networks may greatly enhance social support networks, emotional expression and involvement of individuals in communities with which they share common interests. The major protective elements include strong self-esteem, critical media literacy skills, and support from pedagogical and family mediation.
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