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 ...
Stefania Muzi +2 more
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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 ...
Yan Jiang, Yan Jiang
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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 ...
Mehwish Majeed +4 more
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The Relationship Between TikTok Usage and Executive Function Is Mediated by Problematic Social Media Use [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesSocial media is deeply integrated into life, offering new opportunities for learning and communication. However, excessive use has been linked to negative effects on well-being and cognitive functions.
Jessica Golding +9 more
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The interplay between social media use and problematic internet usage: Four behavioral patterns
Heliyon, 2023 Objective: The study aims to identify typical interplay between the use of social media apps on smartphones and Problematic Internet Usage (PIU). Method: Our study utilizes data from a smartphone app that objectively monitors user usage, including the ...
Khansa Chemnad +3 more
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The relationship between loneliness and problematic social media usage in Chinese university students: a longitudinal study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 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 ...
Peibo Wu, Rong Feng, Jindan Zhang
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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 CareBackground: 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.
Megan Sarah Mathew +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
Huri Deniz Karcı
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Validation of the DSM-5 internet gaming disorder framework for clinical diagnosis of problematic social media usage. [PDF]
Addict Behav RepProblematic social media usage (PUSM) has become a growing public health issue, with adolescents being particularly vulnerable. The absence of a standardized diagnostic tool has hindered consistent clinical identification and research advancement. To address this gap, the present study systematically evaluated the applicability of the DSM-5 Internet ...
Xie W +11 more
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Career Future Time Perspectives, Social Media Engagement, and the School-to-Work Transition in Emerging Adulthood [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThis study investigates the relationship between general and problematic social media use, and young adults’ future time perspectives during their school-to-work-transition.
Katrin Kreutz
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