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Examining the Effects of Challenging Social Media Engagement on Adolescent Well-Being: A Machine Learning Approach

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  • Yuan Tian

  • July 20, 2026

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    Higher subjective well-being (SWB) among adolescents is linked to better educational achievements and job satisfaction.

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    Problematic social media use negatively impacts adolescents' SWB, with various dimensions of use showing adverse associations.

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    Key predictors of SWB include feeling escape, age, sex, and family conflict, with significant interaction patterns among these variables.

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    Feeling escape and family conflict account for 49.26% of the variance in SWB, while age and sex account for 25.5%.

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    Interventions should focus on emotional regulation skills and family communication rather than solely limiting social media usage.

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The impact of problematic social media use on adolescent subjective well-being: insights from machine learning

  • by Yuan Tian

  • July 20, 2026

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