Fit Minded, Inc, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 1 6029356986.
JMIR Ment Health. 2024 Nov 4;11:e64626. doi: 10.2196/64626.
Social media is an integral part of adolescents' daily lives, but the significant time they invest in social media has raised concerns about the effect on their mental health. Bans and severe restrictions on social media use are quickly emerging as an attempt to regulate social media use; however, evidence supporting their effectiveness is limited. Adolescents experience several benefits from social media, including increased social connection, reduced loneliness, and a safe space for marginalized groups (eg, LGBTQ+) to interact. Rather than enforcing bans and severe restrictions, emotion regulation should be leveraged to help adolescents navigate the digital social environment. This viewpoint paper proposes a nuanced approach toward regulating adolescent social media use by (1) discontinuing the use of ineffective bans, (2) recognizing the benefits social media use can have, and (3) fostering emotion regulation skills in adolescents to encourage the development of self-regulation.
社交媒体是青少年日常生活不可或缺的一部分，但他们在社交媒体上投入的大量时间引起了人们对其心理健康影响的关注。禁止和严格限制使用社交媒体作为一种监管社交媒体使用的手段迅速出现；然而，支持其有效性的证据有限。青少年从社交媒体中获得了多种益处，包括增加社交联系、减少孤独感以及为边缘化群体（例如 LGBTQ+）提供互动的安全空间。与其实施禁令和严格限制，不如利用情绪调节来帮助青少年驾驭数字社交环境。本观点文章提出了一种细致入微的方法来规范青少年社交媒体的使用，具体方式包括：（1）停止使用无效的禁令；（2）认识到社交媒体使用的益处；（3）培养青少年的情绪调节技巧，以鼓励自我调节能力的发展。
