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Social media platforms (as of July 2024)
| Social Media | Monthly Users (Millions) | Core Function | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,065 | General social networking | United States | |
| YouTube | 2,504 | Video sharing and streaming | United States |
| 2,000 | Photo and story sharing | United States | |
| 2,780 | Messaging and calling | United States | |
| TikTok | 2,048 | Short video content | China |
| 1,343 | Messaging, payments, social feed | China | |
| 554 | Instant messaging | China | |
| Messenger | 1,010 | Text and media messaging | United States |
Summary of the data extraction stage
| Search Query / Data Source / Step | Scopus | WOS | ProQuest | Scholar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| ‘psychological | psychosocial impact’ + ‘COVID-19 | pandemic | quarantine’ + ‘impact’ + ‘society | population’ + ‘social media’ + ‘health | well-being’ | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| ‘psychological | psychosocial influence’ + ‘COVID-19 | pandemic | quarantine’ + ‘influence’ + ‘society | population’ + ‘social media’ + ‘health | well-being’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| ‘psychological | psychosocial effect’ + ‘COVID19 | pandemic | quarantine’ + ‘effect on society’ + ‘social media’ + ‘health | well-being’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ‘psychological impact of pandemic’ + ‘society | community’ + ‘social media use’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 20 |
9-question quality assessment checklist
| Criterion | Description | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance | Does the study address the research questions? | ||
| Is the study’s focus aligned with the aims of our Review? | |||
| Rigor | Is the study design appropriate for the research question? | ||
| Is the sample size adequate? | |||
| Are the data collection and analysis methods robust? | |||
| Validity | Do the data support the findings? | ||
| Are the measurement instruments used appropriate and validated? | |||
| Bias | Is there a risk of publication bias? | ||
| Are there any conflicts of interest disclosed? |