Ghai Sakshi, Fassi Luisa, Awadh Faisal, Orben Amy
Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge.
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge.
Clin Psychol Sci. 2023 Sep;11(5):759-772. doi: 10.1177/21677026221114859. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
Research on whether social media use relates to adolescent depression is rapidly increasing. However, is it adequately representing the diversity of global adolescent populations? We conducted a preregistered scoping review (research published between 2018 and 2020; 34 articles) to investigate the proportion of studies recruiting samples from the Global North versus Global South and assess whether the association between social media and depression varies depending on the population being studied. Sample diversity was lacking between regions: More than 70% of studies examined Global North populations. The link between social media and depression was positive and significant in the Global North but null and nonsignificant in the Global South. There was also little evidence of diversity within regions in both sampling choices and reporting of participants' demographics. Given that most adolescents live in the Global South and sample diversity is crucial for the generalizability of research findings, urgent action is needed to address these oversights.
关于社交媒体使用与青少年抑郁症之间关系的研究正在迅速增加。然而，它是否充分代表了全球青少年群体的多样性呢？我们进行了一项预先注册的范围审查（研究发表于2018年至2020年之间；34篇文章），以调查从全球北方与全球南方招募样本的研究比例，并评估社交媒体与抑郁症之间的关联是否因所研究的人群而异。各地区之间缺乏样本多样性：超过70%的研究调查的是全球北方的人群。在全球北方，社交媒体与抑郁症之间的联系是积极且显著的，但在全球南方则不存在且不显著。在抽样选择和参与者人口统计学报告方面，各地区内部也几乎没有多样性的证据。鉴于大多数青少年生活在全球南方，且样本多样性对于研究结果的普遍性至关重要，需要采取紧急行动来解决这些疏忽。
