#Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-49

  Woods, Heather Cleland ^a   Scott, Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Depression; Self esteem; Sleep; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; SCOTSMAN; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84989894754     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.008     Document Type: Article

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