The handbook has proven to be a valuable resource for state and federal policymakers as well as academic researchers, parents, and teens.
Thanks to support from the Winston Family Foundation, the handbook is free to download for anyone interested in social media research. It explores the relationship between social media and a wide range of mental health issues, ranging from body image and eating disorders to depression and sleep.
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Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health
Edited by Jacqueline Nesi, P.hD.; Eva H. Telzer, Ph.D.; and Mitchell J. Prinstein, Ph.D.
Published by Cambridge University Press and available as a free, open access eBook. Click on any chapter title to open the PDF to the appropriate section, or use the button at the end of this section to download the PDF.
Chapter 1: Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Digital Media Research
By Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Ph.D. & Minas Michikyan, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Social Media Uses and Effects
Patti M. Valkenburg, P.hD.
Chapter 3: Digital Media and the Dual Aspect of Adolescent Identity Development: The Effects of Digital Media Use on Introspection, Storytelling, and Dialogue
Hiromitsu Morita, MSc; Nastasia Griffioen, MSc; and Isabela Granic, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Peer Relations Processes in the Context of Digital Media
Samuel E. Ehrenreich, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Digital Media and the Developing Brain
Michelle Chiu, MA and Jason Chein, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Adolescents’ Digital Media Interactions within the Context of Sexuality Development
Chelly Maes, MS; Johanna M.F. van Oosten, Ph.D.; and Laura Vandenbosch, Ph.D.
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Chapter 7: Culture and Digital Media in Adolescent Development
Adriana M. Manago, Ph.D. and Jessica McKenzie, Ph.D.
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Chapter 8: Marginalized and Understudied Populations Using Digital Media
Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.; J. Maya Hernandez, MA; and Rachel Hodes, BA
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Chapter 9: Depression and Anxiety in the Context of Digital Media
Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH and Anna F. Jolliff, MS
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Chapter 10: The Role of Digital Media in Adolescents’ Body Image and Disordered Eating
Savannah R. Roberts, BS; Anne J. Maheux, MS; Brianna A. Ladd, BA; and Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Ph.D.
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Chapter 11: Digital Media in Adolescent Health-Risk and Externalizing Behaviors
Michaeline Jensen, Ph.D.; Mariani Weinstein, BA; Morgan T. Brown, BA; and Jessica Navarro, MS, MSW
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Chapter 12: Problematic Digital Media Use and Addiction
Sarah E. Domoff, Ph.D.; Aubrey L. Borgen, MA; Bonny Rye, MA; Gloria Rojas Barajas, BA; and Katie Avery, BS
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Chapter 13: The Effects of Digital Media and Media Multitasking on Attention Problems and Sleep
Susanne E. Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: Digital Media, Suicide, and Self-injury
Kaylee Payne Kruzan, Ph.D. and Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., MPH
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Chapter 15: School-Based Initiatives Promoting Digital Citizenship and Healthy Digital Media Use
Emily Weinstein, Ed.D. and Carrie James, Ph.D.
Chapter 16: Digital Media Interventions for Adolescent Mental Health
Jessica L. Hamilton, Ph.D.; David M. Siegel, MA; and Matthew M. Carper, Ph.D.
