Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Perceived knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward telemedicine adoption Among adults in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional studyMohamed Sharif Abdi · Sayidcali Warsame Alinuur · Hodan Abdullahi Hassan · Maslah Kamal Mohamed · Yusuf Hared Abdi · Naciimo Cabdishakuur Cisman · Zeinab Mohamed Ahmed · Yakub Burhan Abdullahi · Sharmake Gaiye Bashir · Naima Ibrahim Ahmed · Gallad D. HassanFrontiers in Digital Healthdoi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1963595
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Grief-related social media use and perceived social media support among bereaved students: associations with grief, mental health, and continuing bondsCaro Gerrits · Laurence Claes · Karl AndriessenFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1935184
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026The impact of social media on job search in Costa Rica: an analysis from digital communicationCarolina Ulate-Vindas · José Pablo Salazar-Aguilar · Nazira Castillo-Alfaro · Marco Andrés Carbonell-ParésFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1927812
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Preparing the public health workforce for digital engagement: early evaluation of a massive open online course on using social media for health promotionKahlia McCausland · Tama Leaver · Katharina Wolf · Becky Freeman · Gwyneth Peaty · Justine E. Leavy · HuiJun Chih · Barbara A. Mullan · Sonya Girdler · Mark Chenery · Jonine JanceyFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1960826
Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Social media use and cosmetic surgery consideration among Chinese university students: a cross-sectional test of serial mediation through beauty ideal internalization and self-objectificationXiujie Zhou · Danni Dai · Zhen LV · Fanghao Xiao · Chenyu Wang · Jianchao NiFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1932859
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Smartphone acquisition as an inflection point in early adolescence digital exposome: relevance to mental healthZiv Bren · Kate T. Tran · Ronald Clinton · Elina Visoki · Lani A. Tran · Nadine Michel · Tyler M. Moore · Samuel D. Pimentel · Ran BarzilayFrontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1940646
Original ResearchPublished 25 September 2026Digital bridges or digital divides? Social media use and crosscultural interaction among students at a Chinese universityPengyu Jiao · Qingjuan MengFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1927459
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Discursive constructions of critical consumer identity on social media: between authentic advocacy and greenwashing accusationsHilarius Bambang Winarko · Fabianus Fensi · Endah FantiniFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1950077
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026The role of social media in shaping purchasing behavior among consumers in the Kingdom of BahrainFatima Abdullah Al-Sahhaf · Sherif BadranFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1897772
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Digital media literacy and perceived fake news handling skills among Arab social media users: evidence from a cross-national surveyHossam Fayez · Mohammad Ali Alquaary · Nawal Abdullah Al-Hazwarh · Abdulbaset Mohammed Alhattami · Mahdi Mohammed Haidar SalehFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1931528
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026The influence of exposure to AI-generated social media content on verification intention: the mediating effect of trust and the moderating effect of AI literacyAlaa Turki Al-Mugheed · Islam Habis Mohammad HatamlehFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1927700
Original ResearchPublished 31 July 2026Digital stress, employee performance, and mental well-being: examining the moderated mediation role of social media usePriyanka Gupta · Girish Lakhera · Manu Sharma · Sudhanshu Joshi · Amar Johri · Seema Khurshid Qureshi · Hanen LouatiFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1828819
Original ResearchPublished 27 July 2026Wanting more: adolescents' expectations for social media responses from peersCelina K. Bowman-Smith · Elizabeth S. NilsenFrontiers in Developmental Psychologydoi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1796593
CommentaryPublished 9 July 2026Why public health needs evidence-informed guidelines for social media useJean-Philippe Chaput · Gary S. GoldfieldInternational Journal of Public Healthdoi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610087
