Using Social Networking Sites During Lockdown: Risks and Benefits.
Psicothema
; 34(3): 365-374, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1954743
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Previous research about use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) use during the COVID-19 lockdown has examined benefits and risks of SNS use (i.e., support through SNS, problematic SNS use and interaction about COVID-19) without comparing them. This study has twoobjectives:
(i) to evaluate which SNS uses (problematic SNS use and interaction about COVID-19 on SNS) predict increased emotional distress, and (ii) to analyse if social support and interaction about COVID-19 mediated the relationship between time spent on SNS and increased emotional distress.METHOD:
A total of 1,003 participants (75.5% women) over 18 years old took part (M = 42.33; SD = 14.32 years). Three hierarchical linear regressions were performed for the first objective and a path analysis was performed for the second.RESULTS:
Results showed that negative social comparison on SNS had the highest positive regression weight, followed by interaction about COVID-19 and addictive consequences. Also, an indirect effect of time spent on SNS on anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction through interaction about COVID-19 and support through SNS was found.CONCLUSIONS:
The results indicate that comparative SNS use is the best predictor of emotional distress. The mediation model proposed was confirmed, highlighting the importance of assessing specific SNS uses.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Media
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Psicothema
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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