Which social media platforms matter and for whom? Examining moderators of links between adolescents' social media use and depressive symptoms.

Introduction: Despite extensive research on social media and risks for mental health, not enough is known about individual differences in these risks.

Methods: The present study, with data collected from 2018 to 2020, investigated the association between social media use (total and for specific platforms) and depressive symptoms in a sample of 237 American adolescents (M  = 15.10; SD = 0.