Social anxiety and problematic social media use: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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.