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Social Media

Social media refers to digital platforms and applications that enable users to create, share, and exchange content while engaging in networked communication with others. Research published in this journal examines social media's multifaceted influence on Human Psychology and public health across diverse contexts. St…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 10× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Social media refers to digital platforms and applications that enable users to create, share, and exchange content while engaging in networked communication with others. Research published in this journal examines social media's multifaceted influence on Human Psychology and public health across diverse contexts. Studies have explored how social media shapes health behaviors and perceptions, including investigations into health-related fixations, childhood overweight concerns potentially linked to osteoarthritis risk, and women's experiences following miscarriage as expressed across multiple platforms. The journal has published work on social media's role in vaccine hesitancy, tobacco control strategies, and recruitment challenges for health intervention studies targeting specific populations. Additional research addresses psychological dimensions such as loneliness and bedtime procrastination among young adults, depression among college students experiencing discrimination, and psychosocial interventions for mental health conditions. Legal and ethical dimensions have also been examined, including questions about social media regulation in electoral contexts and protections for online content creators. This body of work reflects social media's significance as both a research tool and a phenomenon requiring careful study, given its pervasive influence on information dissemination, health decision-making, emotional well-being, and social interaction patterns across populations.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Social Media, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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