The relationship between social media use and perceived social support, loneliness, and emotional connection across 7 countries

Social media plays a central role in shaping interpersonal connections, yet its association with socioemotional well-being remains widely debated. This study examines the relationship between social media use, loneliness, emotional connection, and perceived social support across seven diverse countries using data from the 2022 Gallup/Meta State of Social Connections Survey. To address inconsistencies in prior research, we employ Specification Curve Analysis (SCA) to assess how different measurem