The association between ADHD symptoms and different dimensions of problematic use of social media among adolescent: results from the “LifeOnSoMe”-study
Hilde Einarsdatter Danielsen, Turi Reiten Finserås, Tormod Bøe, Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland, Amanda Iselin Olesen Andersen, Ian Colman, Jens Christoffer Skogen · 2026
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Hilde Danielsen and six co-authors studied teens, attention problems, and social media in a 2026 paper. Reports of ADHD symptoms in adolescents have risen, and heavy social media use is often blamed. Past studies measured problem use crudely, as one lump score.
A survey of 3,568 high school students in Bergen, Norway, split problem use into three parts. The parts were feeling one uses too much, feeling social pressure tied to the apps, and the apps being a source of worry. Students with more ADHD symptoms scored higher on all three parts. The links held after accounting for family income feelings and depression symptoms. Results were checked separately for boys and girls. The finer split matters: it shows the tie is not just about time spent, but about pressure and worry as well.
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| CREATOR | Hilde Einarsdatter Danielsen, Turi Reiten Finserås, Tormod Bøe, Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland, Amanda Iselin Olesen Andersen, Ian Colman, Jens Christoffer Skogen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |