Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?
Malaeb D, Salameh P, Barbar S, Awad E, Haddad C, Hallit R, Sacre H, Akel M, Obeid S, Hallit S
Perspectives in psychiatric care · 51 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-07-07 · Perspect Psychiatr Care · vol. 57 · issue 2 · pp. 539–549
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 98 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 18.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 101 works
- Access
- Free to read
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mental Health via Writing · Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- social media addiction, depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, mediation, mental health, Lebanese adults, young adults
- MeSH
- humans, sleep initiation and maintenance disorders, cross-sectional studies, depression, anxiety, mental health, adult, social media
10 authors
From LB, FR
- Diana N. MalaebLebanese International University
- Pascale SalamehLebanese University; Institut National de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban
- Sam BarbarHoly Spirit University of Kaslik
- Emmanuelle AwadHoly Spirit University of Kaslik
- Chadia HaddadInstitut d’Epidémiologie et de Neurologie Tropicale; Hôpital Psychiatrique de la Croix; Université de Limoges
- Rabih Riad HallitHoly Spirit University of Kaslik
Abstract
Purpose
To examine the association between problematic social media use with depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress in a sample of young Lebanese adults.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was achieved between January and May 2019; 466 out of 600 adults completed the questionnaire.
Results
Higher problematic social media use was significantly associated with higher depression, anxiety, and insomnia, but not stress. Stress mediated the relation between depression, anxiety, insomnia, and problematic social media use.
Practical implications
This study showed that problematic social media use was associated with psychological disorders. Additional research is needed to identify and describe the potential causality between the use of social media and various mental health issues and the interplay between the social media network and other mental health factors.
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