Social networks and adolescent mental health: a literature review

Rodríguez Vásquez, Mario Pedro; Vera Barrios, Bertha Silvana; Ormaza Esmeraldas, Elizabeth del Carmen; Carbache Mora, César; Rodríguez-Álvarez, Aida Maygualida; Román-Mireles, Amarelys; Mora-Barajas, José Gregorio; Bracho Mosquera, Aaron Samuel; Rosillo Suárez, Nancy; Romero-Carazas, Rafael; Villacorta Guzmán, Juan Richar; Ramos Perez, Rita Liss; Bracho Rivera, Rene Isaac; Bracho Rivera, Milagros Andrea; Olguín-Martínez, Cynthia Michel; Velarde-Osuna, Denisse Viridiana; Nieves-Lizárraga, Daniel Omar; De La Paz Rosales, María Teresa De Jesús; Buelna-Sánchez, Rogelio

Social networks and adolescent mental health: a literature review

Mario Pedro Rodríguez Vásquez, Bertha Silvana Vera Barrios, Elizabeth del Carmen Ormaza Esmeraldas, César Carbache Mora, Aida Maygualida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Amarelys Román-Mireles, José Gregorio Mora-Barajas, Aaron Samuel Bracho Mosquera, Nancy Rosillo Suárez, Rafael Romero-Carazas, Juan Richar Villacorta Guzmán, Rita Liss Ramos Perez, Rene Isaac Bracho Rivera, Milagros Andrea Bracho Rivera, Cynthia Michel Olguín-Martínez, Denisse Viridiana Velarde-Osuna, Daniel Omar Nieves-Lizárraga, María Teresa De Jesús De La Paz Rosales and Rogelio Buelna-Sánchez

Salud Integral y Comunitaria, 2024, vol. 2, 46-46

Abstract: Due to its negative effects on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents, excessive use of social networks is currently considered a mental health risk. The main objective of the study was to analyze the literature on social networks and adolescent mental health. A content analysis method was used to conduct a bibliographic study, fifteen articles (n=15) were selected from major databases such as Scopus, Scielo and Web of Science using the established inclusion/exclusion criteria. The bibliographic analysis allowed understanding aspects of the transformation of data into information, combined with reasoning to generate knowledge. It is concluded that the excessive use of social networks in adolescents is increasing, which generates the development of new diseases mainly of a mental nature, therefore, it is essential that health professionals address the growing problem for a rapid and effective intervention.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62486/sic202446

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