Mental Well-Being Among Adversity-Exposed Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "In a national, cross-sectional study of 4515 adolescents, in-person schooling, caring for one’s body (eg, meditating), exercising, and engaging in healthy behaviors (eg, sleep) were associated with significantly higher positive affect and lower perceived stress scores among adolescents with ACEs."
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
key takeaway: "Social isolation or loneliness and lack of social and emotional support were the most commonly reported measures among U.S. adults. The majority of prevalence estimates for adverse social determinants of health and health-related social needs were significantly higher across all other racial and ethnic groups except non-Hispanic Asian adults when compared with non-Hispanic White adults."
Social anxiety and problematic social media use: A systematic review and meta-analysis, in Addictive Behaviors
key takeaway: "Social anxiety and problematic social media use were highly positively correlated. The moderating effect results suggested that the relationship between social anxiety and problematic social media use was influenced by the measurement instrument, sex, publication year, and platform type; however, the relationship was not moderated by region and age. It is suggested to consider social anxiety in the treatment of problematic social media use.