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1 paź 2023 · This study examined prospective within-person relations between social media behavior and symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety and social anxiety in a birth-cohort of Norwegian children assessed biennially by means of interviews from age 10–16 years.
These studies often capture a single moment in time and show that people who use social media report more symptoms of anxiety and depression. This may mean that being anxious or depressed makes a person more likely to engage with social media.
They found significant positive correlations between higher anxiety levels and greater social media use, and emotional investment in social media. Similarly, higher depression levels were also associated with increased social media use, and emotional investment in social media.
12 maj 2024 · A growing number of studies have reported that problematic social networking use (PSNU) is strongly associated with anxiety symptoms. However, due to the presence of multiple anxiety subtypes, existing research findings on the extent of this association vary widely, leading to a lack of consensus.
21 mar 2019 · ABSTRACT. While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the influence of social media use on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents.
17 sty 2017 · The analysis showed that people who reported using the most platforms (seven to 11) had more than three times the risk of depression and anxiety (odds ratio of 3.08 and 3.27, respectively) than people who used the least amount (zero to 2 platforms).
1 mar 2018 · PMCID: PMC5904786. DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.42.2.11. Abstract. Objectives: Individuals use social media with varying quantity, emotional, and behavioral at- tachment that may have differential associations with mental health outcomes.
