Published 2025-07-04
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Social media use, mental health and parental mediation in adolescence: a narrative review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/25394150.8844
José Luis Martínez Torres Universidad de La Habana
Jorge Enrique Torralbas Oslé Universidad de La Habana

Nowadays, digital social media have become important socialization spaces for adolescents. Interaction on these platforms has raised concerns about possible consequences for mental health at this age. The mediation of the family environment can be a protective factor against possible online risks. The present study aimed to review in a narrative way the main results of research that in recent years have been interested in the relationship between the use of digital social networks, mental health and parental mediation in adolescence. Although there are contradictory results, most of the findings of previous studies in this field suggest that the use of social networks impairs the well-being of adolescents by causing externalizing and internalizing symptoms and lower life satisfaction. Likewise, parental mediation often decreases the mental health effects of interaction on these platforms. The active mediation strategy is the most effective at this stage of life.

keywords: digital social media, parental mediation, mental health, adolescence
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Martínez Torres, J. L., & Torralbas Oslé, J. E. . (2025). Social media use, mental health and parental mediation in adolescence: a narrative review. Desbordes, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.22490/25394150.8844

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