What's Happened to Italian Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Preliminary Study on Symptoms, Problematic Social Media Usage, and Attachment: Relationships and Differences With Pre-pandemic Peers [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Italian adolescents were confined at home for 3 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed them to feelings of fear, uncertainty, and loneliness that may have increased their vulnerability to emotional-behavioral symptoms (e.g., anxiety) and binge-eating attitudes.
Muzi S., Sanso A., Pace C. S.
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Problematic Social Media Usage and Anxiety Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and the Moderating Role of Academic Burnout [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The outbreak of COVID-19 has greatly affected university students’ studies and life. This study aimed to examine the possible mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of academic burnout in the relationship between problematic social media usage and anxiety among university students during COVID-19.
Yan Jiang, Yan Jiang
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The relationship between loneliness and problematic social media usage in Chinese university students: A longitudinal study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 Abstract Background: A significant number of cross-sectional studies have explored the correlation between loneliness and problematic social media use. However, the causal relationship between these two key variables remains controversial, and the developmental relationship over time is unclear.
Peibo Wu, Rong Feng, Jindan Zhang
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Relationship Between Problematic Social Media Usage and Employee Depression: A Moderated Mediation Model of Mindfulness and Fear of COVID-19 [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Social media plays a significant role in modern life, but excessive use of it during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a source of concern. Supported by the conservation of resources theory, the current study extends the literature on problematic social media usage during COVID-19 by investigating its association with emotional and mental health ...
Mehwish Majeed +4 more
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Exploring the digital mirror: Problematic social media usage and its influence on body shape among medical students in a South Indian Tertiary Care Setting [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareABSTRACT Background: Social media usage addiction has become very rampant in this AI era. In India, the idea of body image has received less attention, particularly among young females. Environmental and cultural factors have a big impact on how body shape concerns develop.
Mathew, Megan Sarah +3 more
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The interplay between social media use and problematic internet usage: Four behavioral patterns [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The study aims to identify typical interplay between the use of social media apps on smartphones and Problematic Internet Usage (PIU).Our study utilizes data from a smartphone app that objectively monitors user usage, including the apps used and the start and finish times of each app session.
Khansa Chemnad +3 more
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Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2022 How social media has changed people’s perception of reality is a question of debate in recent years. Excessive social media usage particularly among young people has begun to worry parents, educators and youth researchers. Hence; the study aims to detect how young people are aware of their social media usage and their ability to differentiate the ...
Huri Deniz Karcı
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Problematic Attachment to Social Media: the Psychological States vs Usage Styles [PDF]
2019 13th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS), 2019 —Many people worldwide rely on social media to satisfy\ud their social needs for relatedness, learning and enhancing selfesteem. However, over-reliance on social media often results in\ud problematic attachment, which risks personal, social and\ud financial wellbeing.
Altuwairiqi, Majid +4 more
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EFL learners’ problematic use of social media usage, classroom anxiety, perfectionism, and language attainment: correlations and perceptions [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 AbstractBackgroundThe effect of social media (SM) on university students' educational progress and mental health has been studied in various contexts. However, the correlation between Chinese EFL learners' use of SM (problematic and non-problematic) and their language achievement, foreign language anxiety, and perfectionism requires further ...
Juan Shu
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2019 Social media usage has been popular for the last decade. Individuals use their social media environments for various reasons such as to socialize, play games, have fun and share posts. Overuse of these environments may lead to negative psychological and behavioral consequences for individuals.
Hatice Yildiz Durak +1 more
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