DIGITAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY INTERVENTIONS FOR PREADOLESCENTS
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https://doi.org/10.35631/JISTM.1142007Keywords:
Digital Communication Competence, Emotional Resilience, Preadolescents’ Psychological Well-Being, Social Media Literacy, Systematic Literature Review (Prisma)Abstract
The rapid integration of social media into preadolescents’ daily lives has redefined patterns of communication, learning, and emotional development. While digital platforms offer opportunities for connection and creativity, they also present risks to mental health, including cyberbullying, anxiety, and social comparison. These challenges underscore the urgent need to understand how digital communication competence and emotional resilience can serve as protective mechanisms that enhance psychological well-being. This study systematically reviews existing scholarship on social media literacy interventions targeting preadolescents, applying the PRISMA 2020 protocol to ensure transparency and replicability. Two major databases Scopus and Web of Science were systematically searched, yielding a total of 31 primary studies published between 2015 and 2025 that met inclusion criteria. Data were extracted, coded, and thematically synthesized. The analysis produced three significant thematic clusters: (1) Digital Communication Competence and Literacy Development (2) Emotional and Psychological Resilience among Adolescents, and (3) Social Media Interventions and Behavioral Outcomes. The review reveals that integrated interventions combining media literacy, emotional intelligence, and participatory communication yield the impacts on adolescents’ digital well-being. However, regional gaps persist, particularly in culturally grounded studies within Southeast Asia. The paper concludes that future research should advance a context-sensitive communication framework that unites digital competence and emotional resilience as twin pillars for promoting safe, ethical, and psychologically adaptive social media engagement among preadolescents.
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