Table 3 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Included Studies | Excluded Studies |
|---|---|
• All studies focusing on the relationship between Instagram and depressive symptoms or display of depressive behaviour. • All studies examining Instagram and depression in its different stages, including beginning or signs of depression. • All peer-reviewed journals, academic publications, primary studies that focus on depression caused by Instagram • All quantitative and qualitative studies • All studies between 01.01.2010 and 31.12.2018 • All publications in English and German language • No restriction to a particular population. • No restriction to a particular geographic region is set. | • All secondary studies • All systematic reviews and meta-analysis. • Excluded are all articles if the outcome is not a symptom of depression. • All studies before 01.01.2010 and after 31.12.2018 • Excluded are secondary studies just like narrative or systematic reviews |