The Darker Side of Social Media takes a research-based approach to examining problematic issues and outcomes that are related with social media use by consumers. The researchers rely on psychology theory to help explain or predict problematic online behavior within the social media landscape through the lens of mental health.

PART 1 Mental Health and Dire Consequences: Addiction, Cyberbullying, Depression, Self-Harm, and Social Media; 1 The Darker Side of Social Media for Consumer Psychology and Mental Health: A Framework and Research Directions; 2 Compulsive Social Media Use and Disconnection Anxiety: Predictors and Markers of Compulsive and Addictive Social Media Consumption; PART 2 Social Media-Fueled Fear and Anxiety: Social Media News and the Dark Web; 3 How Does Fear Drive the News of the Day?: Examining Topic Salience During Trump's Transition of Power; 4 The Dark Web: Dark Personality Traits of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy and Exploiting Stock Markets; PART 3 Social Media Self-Discrepancies and Unhealthy Self-Comparisons; 5 In the Mirror, Darkly: Negative Effects of Social Media on Self-Discrepancy and Consumer Well-Being; 6 The Dark Side of Instagram of Food: The Duality of Food-Related Social Media Posting; PART 4 Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Vulnerable Children on Social Media; 7 The Dark Side of Consumer Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; 8 Examining the Issues of Social Media, Children, and Privacy: A Case Study