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July 26, 2026Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral AssessmentOpen Access

Evaluating the Longitudinal Measurement Properties of the Social Media Disorder Scale in Early Adolescents: Associations with Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Behaviors

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ESElli SpyropoulouSMStefanos Mastrotheodoros

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Randomized trial evaluates the Social Media Disorder Scale in early adolescents, indicating its effectiveness for health behaviors.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the longitudinal measurement properties of the Social Media Disorder Scale in early adolescents and its associations with depressive symptoms and health-related behaviors.
  • Self-report data collected from 306 early adolescents across three waves over 12 months.
  • Analyzed the longitudinal measurement invariance and precision of the Social Media Disorder Scale.
  • Examined associations between social media use and health-related behaviors over time.
  • The Social Media Disorder Scale confirmed a one-factor structure that remained invariant across waves.
  • Higher problematic social media use was linked to increased depressive symptoms and predicted decreased physical activity and higher energy drink consumption one year later.

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Spyropoulou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a337d3aea3239cd7668bhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-026-10306-3
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