Research on the association between social anxiety

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2020 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 38 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• Effects Of Social Media on the Mental Health of Women (2026) · International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories · doi

  The relationship between social media and mental health is complex, with both positive and negative outcomes being reported. There is a need to investigate how engagement with social media influences emotional well-being, with a particular focus on stress, anxiety, self-expression, and social support.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: relationship between social media mental health complex both
• Hubungan Penggunaan Media Sosial dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Mahasiswa Palangka Raya serta Relevansinya terhadap Kebijakan Pelayanan Kesehatan Mental di Sektor Publik (2026) · Edutik : Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi · doi

  The relationship between social media usage and anxiety levels is not yet fully understood. Prior studies have shown that social media usage can have negative impacts on mental health, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship are not yet clear. The study aims to contribute to the existing literature by examining the relationship between social media usage and anxiety levels in university students.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: relationship between social media usage anxiety levels fully
• The Relationship Between Various Stress Factors and Social Media Addiction Among Nurses (2026) · Journal of Academic Research in Nursing · doi

  The study suggests that future research should explore additional stress factors and develop strategies to manage stress and reduce problematic social media use in nursing populations. The study implies that future research should examine the relationship between social media use and nurses' mental health and well-being.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study suggests future research explore additional stress factors
• Exploring the Relationships between Passive Social Media Use and Psychological Well-Being of Young Adults—The Role of Trait Self-Compassion, Motivations, and Upward Social Comparison (2026) · International Journal of Mental Health Promotion · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature on the relationships between passive social media use and psychological well-being. It notes that existing research has focused on active social media use and problematic social media use, but has not investigated passive social media use in depth.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature relationships between passive social
• Measuring associations between social anxiety and use of different types of social media using the Swedish Social Anxiety Scale for Social Media Users: A psychometric evaluation and cross‐sectional study (2020) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · cited 38× · doi

  Research on the association between social anxiety and social media usage remains inconclusive: despite the preference for computer-mediated communication there is currently no clear empirical support for social anxiety being associated with longer duration of social media use.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: social anxiety media association usage remains inconclusive despite preference computer mediated communication there currently clear
• Hubungan Penggunaan Media Sosial dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Mahasiswa Palangka Raya serta Relevansinya terhadap Kebijakan Pelayanan Kesehatan Mental di Sektor Publik (2026) · Edutik : Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi · doi

  Future studies should examine the longitudinal effects of social media usage on anxiety levels. Future studies should consider other factors that may influence the relationship between social media usage and anxiety levels, such as digital literacy and time management. Future studies should develop and test interventions aimed at mitigating the negative impacts of social media usage on mental health.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies examine longitudinal effects social media usage

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