Florida International University · PsychologySocial Media and Adolescent Mental Health Lab
Jeremy W Pettit · Miami, Florida
Research Focus
Dr. Jeremy Pettit's lab studies how social media use affects social anxiety in adolescents, particularly focusing on Hispanic/Latine youth. By examining factors like attention shifts and sleep disturbances, his research aims to understand the mechanisms that drive the increase of social anxiety symptoms during this critical developmental period. The lab utilizes modern techniques including ecological momentary assessment and eye-tracking to gather nuanced data about adolescent behavior and experiences.
social mediasocial anxietyadolescentssleep disturbanceattention mechanismsHispanic adolescentslongitudinal studyecological momentary assessmenteye-trackingmental health
Research Aims
3AIM 01Test the relationship between social media use and social anxiety in adolescents.
AIM 02Examine how attention perturbations influence social media's impact on anxiety.
AIM 03Investigate the mediating role of sleep disturbance in the link between social media use and anxiety symptoms.
Skills the Lab Values
ecological momentary assessmenteye-trackingactigraphysurveys and questionnairesdata collectionlongitudinal study designstatistical analysis in Rsleep quality measurementbehavioral observationqualitative interviews
Output against the department
Publications229top 27% of dept.81st of 296
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Citations7.8ktop 39% of dept.114th of 296
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