Are social media use and popularity in the peer group linked during adolescence? A meta‐analytic review

• Published in: Journal of adolescence (London, England.) Vol. 97; no. 3; pp. 575 - 592
• Main Authors: Schwartz, David, Zhang, Minci, Troop‐Gordon, Wendy, Taylor, Leslie M., Chung, Jinsol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2025
• Subjects: adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Adolescents; Effect Size; Female; Humans; Male; Mass media; meta‐analysis; Peer Group; Peer groups; Popularity; Social Experience; Social media; Social Media - statistics & numerical data; Social networks; adolescence; meta‐analysis; social media; popularity

Background Popularity in adolescence has been the subject of considerable empirical inquiry over the last two decades. As research on this dimension of social experience evolved, fundamental shifts occurred in the modalities through which adolescents communicate. Social networking platforms, instant...