Status and Social Comparisons Among Adolescents: Popularity in the Age of Social Media

This insightful book examines the differences in the perception of social status and how they impact youth mental health and well-being. Looking at social status from a developmental perspective, the author explores the expansion of opportunities for social comparison and complex social hierarchies driven by social media use.

Carol Vidal is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. She currently works clinically in a School-based mental health program located in Baltimore City Schools where she evaluates and treats adolescents with behavioral and depressive disorders. Her research interest lies in the intersection between the social environment and addictions, depression and intentional injuries in adolescents.