Instagrowth: A Longitudinal Growth Mixture Model of Social Media Time Use Across Adolescence

Keywords

social media, adolescents, impact of social media, adolescent social media use

Abstract

This study examined differential patterns of time spent using social media in a sample of 457 adolescents over a 6‐year period. The majority of adolescents (83%), termed moderate users, reported steady social media use over time. A second group (increasers: 12%) reported low social media use that increased gradually and ended high at the end of the study. A third group, called peak users (6%), reported low social media that increased quickly after a few years and then returned to baseline levels. Low self‐regulation predicted being an increaser or peak user. Being a moderate user tended to be related to lower levels of depression, aggression, delinquency, social media problems, and cyberbullying across time, as compared with the other groups.

Original Publication Citation

Coyne, S. M., Padilla-Walker, L. M., *Holmgren, H. G., & Stockdale, L. A. (in press). Instagrowth: A longitudinal growth mixture model of social media time use across adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2018-06-28

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5162

Publisher

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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