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November 20, 2025Journal of AdolescenceOpen Access

Effects of Social Media Time and Exposure to Same‐Race Members on Adolescents' School‐Based Social Adjustment

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MCMei Ki ChanESEmily N. SrisarajivakulTRTyler L. Renshaw

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Overview

Research reveals social media time decreases belonging in adolescents, suggesting offline connections may improve adjustment.

Key Points

  • This research examines the relationship between social media use, same-race exposure, and school-based social adjustment among adolescents.
  • Surveyed 16,482 adolescents across 83 U.S. secondary schools.
  • Utilized structural equation modeling to analyze data.
  • Examined associations between social media time, same-race member exposure, and social adjustment.
  • Increased social media time linked to lower school belonging and higher stereotype threat.
  • Real-life interactions with same-race members correlate with improved school belonging.
  • Effects of exposure without real-life interactions varied by racial and ethnic group.

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Chan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f08cc0ce034ddc350537https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70080
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