Research Publications

Burnell, K., Garrett, S.L., Nelson, B.W., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (in press). Daily links between objective smartphone use and sleep among adolescents. Journal of Adolescence.


Flannery, J.S., Maza, M.T., Kilic, Z, & Telzer, E.H. (in press). Cascading bidirectional influences of digital media use and mental health in adolescence. Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 64.


Fox, K.A., Nick, E., Nesi, J., Telzer, E.H., & Prinstein, M.J. (in press). Why haven’t you texted me back? Adolescents’ digital entrapment, friendship conflict, and perceived general health. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.


Maza, M.T., Kwon, S., Jorgensen, N.A., Capella, J., Lindquist, K., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (in press). Neurobiological sensitivity to popular peers moderates daily links between social media use and daily affectDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 65 [preregistration] [PDF]


Telzer, E.H., & Maza, M.T. (forthcoming). Social media and the developing brain. In G.J. Rich F., K. Kumar, & Farley, (Eds). Handbook of Media Psychology – The Science and the Practice. Springer Press.


Trekels, J., Nesi, J., Burnell, K., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (in press). Dispositional and Social Correlates of Digital Status Seeking among AdolescentsCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.


Flannery, J.S., Burnell, K., Kwon, S., Jorgensen, N.A., Prinstein, M.J., Lindquist, K.A., & Telzer, E.H. (2024). Developmental changes in brain function linked with addiction-like social media use two years later. Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience, 19(1), 1-10. [PDF]


Maheux, A.J., Garrett, S.L., Fox, K.A., Field, N.H., Burnell, K., Telzer, E.H., & Prinstein, M.J. (2024). Adolescent social gaming as a form of social media: A call for developmental science. Child Development Perspectives. [PDF]


Maheux, A. J., Burnell, K., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2024). Bidirectional associations between online and offline appearance concerns during early-to-middle adolescence. Developmental Psychology. [PDF]


Maheux, A. J., Laurenceau, J. P., Roberts, S. R., Nesi, J., Widman, L., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2024). Longitudinal Change in Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness and Depressive Symptoms: A Within-Person Analysis during Early-to-Middle AdolescenceJournal of Youth and Adolescence, 1-13. [PDF]


Armstrong-Carter, E., Garrett, S.L., Nick, E.A., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (2023). Momentary links between adolescents’ social media use and social experiences and motivations: Individual differences by peer susceptibility. Developmental Psychology, 59(4), 707–719.


Garrett, S.L., Burnell, K., Armstrong-Carter, E.L., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (2023). Linking video chatting, phone calling, text messaging, and social media with peers to adolescent connectedness. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 33(4), 1222-1234. [PDF] [Study Summary]


Garrett, S.L., Burnell, K., Armstrong-Carter, E.M., Nelson, B.W., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (2023). Links between objectively measured hourly smartphone use and adolescent wake events across two weeks.  Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 1-11.[PDF] [Study Summary]


Davis, M.M., Modi, H.H., Skymba, H.V., Finnegan, M., Haiger, K., Telzer, E.H., & Rudolph, K.D. (2023). Thumbs up or thumbs down: Neural processing of social feedback and links to social motivation in adolescent girls. Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), 1-14.


Maza, M.T., Fox, K.A., Kwon, S.-J., Flannery, J.E., Lindquist, K.A., Prinstein, M.J., & Tezler, E.H. (2023). Association of habitual checking behaviors on social media with longitudinal functional brain development. JAMA Pediatrics, 177(2):160–167. [Study Summary]


Armstrong-Carter, E., Garrett, S.L., Nick, E.A., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (2022). Momentary links between adolescents’ social media use and social experiences and  motivations: Individual differences by peer susceptibility. Developmental Psychology, 59(4), 707.


Nick, E. A., Kilic, Z., Nesi, J., Telzer, E.H., Lindquist, K.A., & Prinstein, M.J. (2022). Adolescent digital stress: Frequencies, correlates, and longitudinal association with depressive symptoms. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(2), 336-339.


Armstrong-Carter, E., & Telzer, E.H. (2021). Advancing measurement and research on youths’ prosocial behavior in the digital age. Child Development Perspectives, 15(1), 31-36.


Fowler, C.H., Lin, L.C., Rudolph, K.D., & Telzer, E.H. (2021). Like me back: Neural correlates of low perceived relational value in peer victimized youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31(2), 435-450.


Nesi, J., Rothenberg, W.A., Bettis, A.H., Massing-Schaffer, M., Fox, K. A., Telzer, E.H., Lindquist, K.A., & Prinstein, M.J. (2021). Emotional responses to social media experiences among adolescents: Longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 51(6), 907-922.


Nelson, B.W., Flannery, J.E., Duell, N., Flournoy, J., Prinstein, M.J., & Telzer, E.H. (2021). Concurrent and prospective associations between fitbit wearable derived RDOC arousal and regulation constructs and adolescent internalizing symptoms. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63, 282-295


Nesi, J., Choukas-Bradley, S., Maheux, A.J., Roberts, S.R., Sanzari, C., Widman, L., & Prinstein, M.J. (2021). Selfie appearance investment and peer feedback concern: Multi-method investigation of adolescent selfie practices and adjustment. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(4), 488-499. [Study Summary]


Massing-Schaffer, M., Nesi, J., Telzer, E.H., Lindquist, K.A., & Prinstein, M.J. (2020). Adolescent peer experiences and prospective suicidal ideation: The protective role of online only friendships. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 51(1), 49-60.


Nesi, J., Telzer, E.H., Prinstein, M.J. (2020). Adolescent development in the digital media context. Psychological Inquiry, 31, 229-234.


Prinstein, M.J., Nesi, J., & Telzer, E.H. (2020). Commentary: An updated agenda for the study of digital media use and adolescent development – future directions following Odgers & Jensen (2020). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(3), 349-352.


Prinstein, M.J. & Giletta, M. (2020). Future directions in peer relations research. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 49(4), 556-572.


Maheux, A.J., Evans, R., Widman, L., Nesi, J., Prinstein, M.J., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2020). Brief Report: Popular Peer Norms and Adolescent Sexting Behavior. Journal of Adolescence, 78, 62-66.


Nesi, J. & Prinstein, M.J. (2019). In search of likes: Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ digital status seeking and health-risk behaviors. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 48(5), 740-748


Nesi, J., Choukas-Bradley, S., & Prinstein, M.J. (2018). Transformation of adolescent peer relations in the social media context part 1: A theoretical framework and application to dyadic peer relationships. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 21, 267-294.


Nesi, J., Choukas-Bradley, S., & Prinstein, M.J. (2018). Transformation of adolescent peer relations in the social media context part 2: Application to peer group processes and future directions for research. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 21, 295-319.


Nesi, J., Miller, A.B., & Prinstein, M.J. (2017). Adolescents’ depressive symptoms and subsequent technology-based interpersonal behaviors: A Multi-Wave Study. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 51, 12-19.


Nesi, J.L., Widman, L.M., Choukas-Bradley, S.C., & Prinstein, M.J. (2017). Technology-based communication and the development of interpersonal competencies within adolescent romantic relationships: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27(2), 471-477.


Nesi, J.L. & Prinstein, M.J. (2015). Using social media for social comparison and feedback-seeking: Gender and popularity moderate associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 43, 1427-1438.