A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Brain Responses to Peer Feedback in Social Media Are Modulated by Valence in Late Adolescence
Authors: Wikman Patrik, Moisala Mona, Ylinen Artturi, Lindblom Jallu, Leikas Sointu, Salmela-Aro Katariina, Lonka Kirsti, Guroglu Berna, Alho Kimmo
Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Journal name in source: FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
Journal acronym: FRONT BEHAV NEUROSCI
Article number: 790478
Volume: 16
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 1662-5153
eISSN: 1662-5153
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478
Web address : https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.790478
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175937813
Previous studies have examined the neural correlates of receiving negative feedback from peers during virtual social interaction in young people. However, there is a lack of studies applying platforms adolescents use in daily life. In the present study, 92 late-adolescent participants performed a task that involved receiving positive and negative feedback to their opinions from peers in a Facebook-like platform, while brain activity was measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Peer feedback was shown to activate clusters in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), superior temporal gyrus and sulcus (STG/STS), and occipital cortex (OC). Negative feedback was related to greater activity in the VLPFC, MPFC, and anterior insula than positive feedback, replicating previous findings on peer feedback and social rejection. Real-life habits of social media use did not correlate with brain responses to negative feedback.
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