Associations of social network use and social network addictive behaviors with self-esteem in adolescents: the EHDLA study.

Front Psychiatry · 2025 · PMC11979117 · PMID 40206648

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Although WhatsApp use showed a positive trend toward higher self-esteem, this association was not statistically significant ( B = 0.279; 95% CI -0.013 to 0.571; p = 0.062).

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