The relationship between social media addiction

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Sourced from the future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• USO DE REDES SOCIAIS E ASSOCIAÇÃO COM ANSIEDADE, DEPRESSÃO, SONO E DESEMPENHO ACADÊMICO ENTRE ESTUDANTES DE MEDICINA (2026) · Revista Tópicos · doi

  The study suggests that future research should investigate the causal relationship between social media use and mental health. The study suggests that future research should examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting healthy social media use among medical students. The study suggests that future research should investigate the relationship between social media use and mental health in different populations.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study suggests future research investigate causal relationship between
• Examining the relationship between problematic social media use and caffeine use disorder in the context of physical activity: a cross-sectional moderation study among university students (2026) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi

  Future studies should investigate the causal relationships between social media addiction, caffeine use disorder, and physical activity level. Future studies should explore the underlying factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of social media addiction and caffeine use disorder. Future studies should develop and test interventions aimed at reducing social media addiction and caffeine use disorder.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate causal relationships between social media
• ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE SOSYAL MEDYA BAĞIMLILIĞI İLE BEĞENİLME ARZUSU ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ (2026) · KTO Karatay Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi · doi

  Future studies should investigate the relationship between social media addiction and socioeconomic status among different populations. Future studies should develop interventions to prevent social media addiction among university students. Future studies should investigate the relationship between social media addiction and other psychological variables, such as stress and anxiety.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate relationship between social media addiction

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