Davide Marengo

TL;DR: Results show that the predictive power of digital footprints over personality traits is in line with the standard “correlational upper-limit” for behavior to predict personality, with correlations ranging from 0.29 (Agreeableness) to 0.40 (Extraversion).

TL;DR: The positive link between use of HVSM and internalizing symptoms to be mediated by participants’ body image concerns problems is found and suggested that adolescents reporting high use ofHVSM might be at risk for increasedBody image concerns, which in turn might lead to poorer psychological adjustment.

TL;DR: The study shows that FoMO is a factor in experiencing higher sensitivity to stress associated with neglect by online peers, which in turn my act as a trigger for social media addiction, and ultimately showing a negative impact on emotional well-being of adolescents.

TL;DR: It is indicated that digital traces from social media can be studied to assess and predict theoretically distant psychosocial characteristics with remarkable accuracy.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the association between Instagram popularity and subjective happiness and test the mediating roles of cyber victimization and social media addiction, and find that adolescents whose activity on Instagram is more passive, and less dominated by digital status seeking behaviors, may be less exposed to these negative consequences.