EPISODE · Sep 8, 2025 · 23 MIN
37: Social Media, Mental Health, and Sleep in Young People
from Listen, Learn, Adapt · host Anthony Novello
This episode does a deep give into a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the connections between social media use (SMU), problematic social media use (PSMU), mental health, and sleep in young individuals. The research synthesizes findings from a large number of studies to understand these complex relationships, particularly noting the inconsistent results in previous literature. The authors aim to identify specific associations, determine directionality where possible, and explore potential moderating factors like geography, age, and gender.Ahmed O, Walsh EI, Dawel A, Alateeq K, Espinoza Oyarce DA, Cherbuin N. Social media use, mental health and sleep: A systematic review with meta-analyses. J Affect Disord. 2024;367:701-712. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.193Follow Dr. Anthony Novello, PT, DPT@anthonynovello.dpt
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This episode does a deep give into a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the connections between social media use (SMU), problematic social media use (PSMU), mental health, and sleep in young individuals. The research synthesizes findings from a large number of studies to understand these complex relationships, particularly noting the inconsistent results in previous literature. The authors aim to identify specific associations, determine directionality where possible, and explore potential moderating factors like geography, age, and gender.Ahmed O, Walsh EI, Dawel A, Alateeq K, Espinoza Oyarce DA, Cherbuin N. Social media use, mental health and sleep: A systematic review with meta-analyses. J Affect Disord. 2024;367:701-712. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.193Follow Dr. Anthony Novello, PT, DPT@anthonynovello.dpt
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