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The effect of social networking sites on the relationship between perceived social support and depression

McDougall, Matthew A., Walsh, Michael, Wattier, Kristina, Knigge, Ryan, Miller, Lindsey, Stevermer, Michalene, Fogas, Bruce S.·2016·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.018
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Abstract

This study examined whether Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have a negative moderator effect on the established relationship between perceived social support and depression in psychiatric inpatients. Survey instruments assessing for depression, perceived social support, and SNS use, were filled out by 301 psychiatric inpatients. Additional data on age, gender, and primary psychiatric diagnosis were collected. A step-wise multiple regression analysis was performed to determine significant interactions. There was no significant interaction of SNS use on the relationship between perceived social support and depression when measured by Social Media Use Integration Scale or by hours of SNS use per day. There was a significant negative relationship between perceived social support and depression, and a significant positive relationship between hours of SNS use per day and depression, measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Limitations include a gender discrepancy among participants, generalizability, recall bias, and SNS measurement. This is the first study to look at SNS use and depression in psychiatric inpatients. SNS use did not affect perceived social support or the protective relationship between perceived social support and depression. Hours of SNS use per day were correlated with depression scores. Future studies between SNS use and depression should quantify daily SNS use.

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  • Higher levels of social media use are associated with symptoms of depression.

    “A wealth of evidence suggests higher levels of social media use are associated with symptoms of anxiety [3-5], symptoms of depression [3,6-8], decreased psychological well-being [9], lower self-esteem [3], psychological distress [10-12], and loneliness [5].”

    From Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (2022) · cites this paper as [8]

  • The study's results provide insight into previously demonstrated associations between overall social media use and depression that did not include a measure of problematic social media use.

    “This provides important insight into previously demonstrated associations between overall SMU and depression that did not include a measure of PSMU (McDougall et al., 2016; Pantic et al., 2012).”

    From Problematic social media use and depressive symptoms among U.S. young adults: A nationally-representative study (2017) · cites this paper as McDougall et al., 2016

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Authors
McDougall, M. A., Walsh, M., Wattier, K., Knigge, R., Miller, L., Stevermer, M., & Fogas, B. S.
Affiliations
University of South Dakota (US)
Corresponding author
McDougall, Matthew A.
ORCID
Walsh, Michael
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-12
Volume
246
Pages
223-229
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.018
OpenAlex
W2519619354
Cited by
76
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3
FWCI
15.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
social networking sites, perceived social support, depression, psychiatric inpatients, social media use, moderating effect, Beck Depression Inventory-II, daily screen time
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Comorbidity, Young Adult, Social Networking, Social Media

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