Ongoing concerns about the mental health of young people have intensified interest in the role of social media, with research suggesting that the nature of social media behaviors—whether interactive or passive—may differentially impact mental health. However, the bidirectional relationships between specific types of social media use and internalizing difficulties (anxiety and depression) remain underexplored, particularly at the within-person level over time. Data were extracted from the Dutch population-based Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (LISS) panel. Four yearly studies assessing time spent on interactive (communication) and passive use of social media in October (2019–2022) and four annual studies evaluating internalizing difficulties (anxiety and depression) in November (2019–2022) were used. Respondents who were 16- 25 years old in October 2019 (N = 321; M = 20.49; SD = 2.94; 61.7% female). Random Intercept Cross Lagged Path Models were used to analyze the data. There were no significant associations between passive social media use and internalizing difficulties at the within-person level over time. Within-person interactive use was associated with decreases in internalizing difficulties at one time point (2021 to 2022). The results provide marginal evidence that distinct social media behaviors are prospective factors associated with internalizing difficulties in young people.

对年轻人心理健康的持续担忧加剧了人们对社交媒体作用的兴趣，研究表明，社交媒体行为的性质——无论是互动的还是被动的——可能会对心理健康产生不同的影响。然而，特定类型的社交媒体使用与内化困难（焦虑和抑郁）之间的双向关系仍未得到充分探索，尤其是随着时间的推移，在人内部层面。数据提取自荷兰基于人群的社会科学纵向互联网研究 （LISS） 面板。使用了四项年度研究，评估了 10 月（2019-2022 年）花在互动（交流）和被动使用社交媒体上的时间，使用了四项评估 11 月（2019-2022 年）内化困难（焦虑和抑郁）的年度研究。2019 年 10 月年龄在 16-25 岁之间的受访者 （N = 321;M = 20.49;SD = 2.94;61.7% 为女性）。采用 Random Intercept Cross Lagged Path 模型对数据进行分析。随着时间的推移，被动使用社交媒体与在人内部层面内化困难之间没有显着关联。人内互动使用与一个时间点 （2021 年至 2022 年） 内化难度的降低有关。结果提供了边际证据，表明不同的社交媒体行为是与年轻人内化困难相关的潜在因素。