Teenagers experience heightened psychological impacts from internet use and cyberbullying
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Multiple empirical studies and meta-analyses support the conclusion that teenagers experience heightened psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and loneliness, as a result of problematic internet use and cyberbullying victimization.
Evidence for · 5
Exploring Modes, Strategies, and Psychosocial Consequences of Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among University Students
2020 · cited by 18
Paper [0] demonstrates that cyberbullying victimization among young people leads to heightened psychological distress such as depression and social isolation, with particularly pronounced impacts on female youths.
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Cyberbullying Victimization and Mental Health Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.
2026 · cited by 8
Paper [1] provides meta-analytic evidence confirming a consistent, positive longitudinal association between cyberbullying victimization and mental health symptoms among children and adolescents.
Cyberbullying roles and psychosocial dynamics: a latent profile analysis of loneliness, resilience, and self-regulation in adolescents.
2025 · cited by 2
Paper [2] shows that adolescent participation in cyberbullying roles is tied to adverse psychosocial outcomes such as high loneliness and low resilience.
Psychological Rigidity, Perceived Parenting, And Problematic Internet Use in Adolescent Mental Health: A Review
2024 · cited by 1
Paper [4] reviews evidence showing that problematic internet use and excessive social media engagement among adolescents are linked to increased feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression.
Aggression and emotional distress in adolescents: a cross-sectional chain mediation model of internet addiction and somatization.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper [7] establishes that maladaptive digital behavior like internet addiction acts as a mediator linking adolescent aggression with heightened depressive and anxiety symptoms.