A study with a sample of European–Americans found a decreasing trend in adolescents’ self-esteem over time in all schools during the middle school years. 33 Another study in the US with a sample of 7th graders, followed up to 10th grade, similarly found that adolescents’ self-esteem tend to decline over time. 34 However, a Swiss longitudinal study of the youth also
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Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Problematic Social Media Use Amongst Chinese College Students: A Longitudinal Study.
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Meanwhile, most of the available studies have supported an increasing trend of PSMU amongst adolescents over time.