Association between social media use (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) and depressive symptoms: Are Twitter users at higher risk?
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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between social media dependence and depressive symptoms and also, to characterize the level of dependence. It was a transversal, analytical research. Subjects and Methods: The stratified sample was 212 students from a private university that used Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter. To measure depressive symptoms, Beck Depression Inventory was used, and to measure the dependence to social media, the Social Media Addiction Test was used, adapted from the Internet Addiction Test of Echeburúa. The collected data were subjected for analysis by descriptive statistics where STATA12 was used. Results: The results show that there is an association between social media dependence and depressive symptoms (PR [Prevalence Ratio] = 2.87, CI [Confidence Interval] 2.03–4.07). It was also shown that preferring the use of Twitter (PR = 1.84, CI 1.21–2.82) over Instagram (PR = 1.61, CI 1.13–2.28) is associated with depressive symptoms when compared to the use of Facebook. Conclusion: Excessive social media use is associated with depressive symptoms in university students, being more prominent in those who prefer the use of Twitter over Facebook and Instagram.
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- Authors
- Jeri-Yabar, A., Sanchez-Carbonel, A., Tito, K., Ramirez-delCastillo, J., Torres-Alcantara, A., Denegri, D., & Carreazo, Y.
- Affiliations
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
- School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
- ORCID
- Carreazo, Yhuri
- Venue
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-11-30
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14-19
- ISSN
- 0020-7640 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-2854
- OpenAlex
- W2902077214
- Semantic Scholar
- 6733101852b49ebc3314190f43ed1b42af96ab52
- Cited by
- 98
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 15.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Digital Media and Philosophy
- Keywords
- social media use, social media dependence, depressive symptoms, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, university students, social media addiction, internet addiction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Peru, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Students, Universities, Causality, Multivariate Analysis, Behavior, Addictive, Young Adult, Social Networking, Social Media
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