Chapter 3: Social media and young adults

Bronwyn MacFarlane 1 , and Jason Kushner 2       1 Department of Educational Leadership Studies, Curriculum, and Special Education, College of Education and Behavioral Science, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, United States      2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock, College of Business, Health and Human Services, School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation, Little Rock, AR, United States

Abstract

Social media usage among young adults has increased dramatically in recent years. With more time spent using social media, this chapter seeks to inform the reader of current research-based findings about the mental health of young adults as related to social media use and provide ...

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