Social media usage and depressive symptoms among Icelandic adolescents : the effect of body image and gender

• Main Author: Árdís Eva Friðriksdóttir 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Samfélagsmiðlar; Social media; Líkamsímynd; Unglingar; Psychology; Body image; Adolescents; Mikla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/33178

The most popular activity on the Internet among adolescents is social media and they spend a large proportion of their time on it. This extensive use has left parents and educators worried about the effects it has on adolescent’s development, and whether they should encourage or not. The current stu...