社交网站使用与青少年心理健康研究进展

Review of the Relationship between Social Networking Sites Use and Mental Health of Adolescents

在过去的十年间,社交网站引起了人们交往方式的重大改变。有研究表明Facebook等社交网站的长期使用可能与抑郁、焦虑等负性情绪有关,并且社交网站的使用会导致个体的自尊水平降低,尤其是对于青少年而言。但是,也有另外的研究得出相反的结论,认为使用社交网站可以降低个体的孤独感,增加个体的友谊质量和社会资本。时至今日,社交网站使用与心理健康之间的关系仍然存有争议,这方面的研究面临诸多困难。此篇综述主要总结近期人们在社交网站使用与青少年心理健康方面所做的研究,包括抑郁、自尊、孤独感、主观幸福感等。对合理使用社交网站提出了建议,对未来研究者的研究方向进行了展望。

In the past decades, the social networking sites (SNSs) have brought about significant changes in the way people interact. Some studies have shown that the long-term use of social networking sites, such as Facebook, etc., may be related to negative emotions, such as depression and anxiety. What’s more, the social networking sites’ use will decrease individuals’ self-esteem, especially for adolescents. However, other studies have come to the opposite conclusion: The social networking sites use can reduce individuals’ loneliness feeling and increase the quality of friendships and social capital. Nowadays, the relationship between social networking sites use and mental health still remains controversial, and the researches in this area are facing many difficulties. This review mainly summarizes the recent researches on social networking sites use and adolescents’ mental health, including depression, self-esteem, loneliness, subject well-being, etc. Finally, this review also puts forward some suggestions on the rational use of social networking sites and prospects the research direction of future researchers.