FoMO and Psychological Distress Mediate the Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Problematic Smartphone Use, and Problematic Social Media Use

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025

Abstract Low life satisfaction has often been associated with problematic social media use (PSMU), smartphone (PSU), FoMO and psychological distress. However, no studies have analyzed the relationship between satisfaction, PSMU, PSU, FoMO, distress, in an integrated model. The present study hypothesized that may influence PSMU PSU through role of A cross-sectional survey completed by 537 Italians (82.9% females [ n = 445] 17.1% males 92], mean age 35.35 years [SD ± 12.14]), included Satisfaction With Life Scale, Bergen Social Media Addiction Smartphone Application-Based Depression Anxiety Stress Fear Missing Out Scale. results indicated direct negative associations both PSU. Additionally, findings distress acted as full mediators this complex relationship, suggesting technology be driven emotional vulnerabilities such fear exclusion heightened levels contributes to understanding mechanisms underlying missing out, use, offering insights for potential interventions aimed at reducing impact on well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Lonely and scrolling during the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the problematic social media use and mental health link among university students

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2024

Introduction Undergraduate university students experienced many academic and non-academic stressors during the first year of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, putting them at a greater risk negative mental health outcomes. Reports worldwide have shown high incidences depressive, anxiety, stress scores among beginning pandemic. Emerging evidence also suggests that to cope with loneliness youth young adults increased amount time they spent on social media platforms. Methods participated in an online study aimed understand link between media, coping through use problematic (PSMU) symptoms, such as stress, depression, loneliness, COVID-19 Results While was only weakly associated anxiety scores, PSMU more strongly mapped onto these Additionally, who were highly using displayed elevated levels comparison those reporting low media. Finally, reported higher this relationship appearing pronounced had loneliness. Conclusion These data support it is not necessarily but rather relevant for exacerbated by Moreover, current results highlight effects maladaptive symptoms

Язык: Английский

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Procrastination Mediates the Relationship between Problematic TikTok Use and Depression among Young Adults

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(5), С. 1247 - 1247

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2024

Background: Although the prevalence of depression has increased significantly in recent years, especially young adult population, little is known about its causes and risk factors. The study aims to examine mediating role TikTok use relationships between procrastination adults. Methods: A sample 448 adults, ranging age from 18 35 years (M = 24.45, SD 3.76), including 214 men (48%), participated study. cross-sectional survey consists a modified Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) assess problematic (PTTU), Pure Procrastination (PPS) for measurement, nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) screening symptoms. Results: independent samples t-test indicates that emerging adults (ages 25 years) have more severe symptoms than (26-35 old). Gender differences were not found procrastination, PTTU, Positive correlations PTTU plays associations depression. Conclusions: Both treatment should be prioritized prevention intervention programs improving mental health among Some effective therapeutic methods are recommended.

Язык: Английский

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The longitudinal association between family functioning and problematic social media use among Chinese university students: Mediation via loneliness and a subgroup analysis by sex

Addictive Behaviors, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 108337 - 108337

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Associations Between the Problematic Social Media and Smartphone Use, Social Phobia, and Self-Esteem: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024

Abstract Social phobia has often been associated with problematic social media use (PSMU) and smartphone (PSU). Studies have also shown an association between self-esteem. However, no studies analyzed the relationship phobia, self-esteem, PSMU, PSU in integrated model. The present study hypothesized that may influence PSMU through role of A cross-sectional comprising 400 Italians (74.75% female) a mean age 37.11 years (SD = ± 10.83) participated included Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, Bergen Media Addiction Severity Measure for Phobia Disorder, Smartphone Application-Based Scale. results indicated direct positive associations both types technology (PSMU PSU). self-esteem was partial mediator this complex relationship, suggesting excessive could be way to compensate low among individuals phobia. contributes understanding psychological mechanisms underlying anxiety, use.

Язык: Английский

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Validation of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale with Chinese adolescents and young adults

Body Image, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 48, С. 101677 - 101677

Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

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A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of technology addiction in adolescents: associations with food addiction, emotional eating, and body weight status

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 43(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 15, 2024

This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of technology addiction (TA) in adolescents, as well investigate association TA with food emotional eating by body weight status. Adolescents (n = 1388) completed a questionnaire that featured socio-demographic characteristics, Game Addiction Scale (GAS), Social Media Disorder (SMD), dimensional Yale Food for Children 2.0 (dYFAS‐C 2.0), Emotional Eating Adapted Use (EES-C). The mass index (BMI) Z-score was classified according World Health Organization. present one-fifth boys were four times more likely develop digital game (p < 0.001). A 1-point increase GAS score is associated 1.08-point dYFAS-C-2.0 0.5-point total EES-C SMD also related an increased 1.21 1.26, respectively All these positive associations significant adolescents overweight Given rapidly increasing among its addiction, eating, status worrisome, our findings shed light on relevance developing strategies reduce this population.

Язык: Английский

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Addictive behaviors among youth and adolescents in the digital age

Frontiers research topics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

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Язык: Английский

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Social Media Use and Mental Health Risk among Chinese Adolescents: Based on Qualitative Research on Second-Year Undergraduate in One University

Advances in Applied Sociology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 845 - 864

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Loneliness and Problematic Media Use: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies (Preprint)

Опубликована: Май 10, 2024

While past research has established the association between loneliness and problematic media use, direction of causality remains unclear. This meta-analysis investigates longitudinal relationships use. Systematic searches in three online databases identified 26 studies involving a total 24,798 participants. Random-effects models revealed bidirectional However, effect sizes were weaker than anticipated when using beta coefficients as estimates relationships. Subgroup analyses demonstrated stable results for across various study designs. also highlights potential methodological limitations provides recommendations future on

Язык: Английский

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