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.

Risk and Protective Factors for Changes in Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment During COVID-19.

The current study examined (1) changes in psychosocial adjustment among adolescents completing two surveys before COVID-19 and those completing the final survey during COVID-19 and (2) related risk/protective factors. Participants were 208 US adolescents (M  = 15.09, SD = 0.