The Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Social Media and Mental Health Among a Large Sample of Adolescents, Inclusive of Transgender/Gender‐Diverse Adolescents

Key Points

• To explore the relationship between social media use and mental health outcomes in adolescents, particularly focusing on transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
• Analyzed data from a large sample of Canadian adolescents
• Conducted both cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments
• Evaluated mental health outcomes related to social media time
• Social media use was linked to poorer mental health outcomes
• Negative associations were observed both at a single point in time and over the course of one year

Abstract