Relationship Between problematic social media usage and employee depression: a moderated mediation model of mindfulness and fear of COVID-19
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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 media usage during COVID-19 by investigating its association with emotional and mental health outcomes. In a moderated mediation model, this study proposes that problematic social media use by workers during COVID-19 is linked to fear of COVID-19, which is further associated with depression. The current study tested trait mindfulness as an important personal resource that may be associated with reduced fear of COVID-19 despite problematic social media use. The study collected temporally separate data to avoid common method bias. Pakistani employees (N = 267) working in different organizations completed a series of survey questionnaires. The results supported the moderated mediation model, showing that problematic social media use during the current pandemic is linked to fear of COVID-19 and depression among employees. Furthermore, trait mindfulness was found to be an important buffer, reducing the negative indirect association between problematic social media use and depression through fear of COVID-19. These results offer implications for practitioners. The limitations of this study and future research directions are also discussed.
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There is substantial evidence in adults that trait mindfulness promotes resilience to COVID-19 stressors.
“There is substantial evidence in adults that trait mindfulness promotes resilience to COVID-19 stressors [46–51].”
From Mindfulness supports emotional resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023) · cites this paper as [48]
The Results (Hypothesis Testing; page not available in our copy) find that higher employee mindfulness weakens the association between problematic social media use and fear of COVID-19. This supports a protective role in that specific setting, but not the broader claim of substantial evidence across adults and COVID-19 stressors. The Theory and Hypothesis Development section says little was known about trait mindfulness’s benefits for COVID-19-related negative emotions. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDispositional mindfulness is related to enhanced wellbeing and reduced psychological distress associated with the pandemic.
“It has also been related to enhanced wellbeing and reduced psychological distress associated with the pandemic (Conversano et al., 2020; Majeed et al., 2020; Wielgus et al., 2020).”
From Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Increases Mental Wellbeing and Emotion Regulation During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Synchronous Online Intervention Study (2021) · cites this paper as Majeed et al., 2020
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- Authors
- Majeed, M., Irshad, M., Fatima, T., Khan, J., & Hassan, M. M.
- Affiliations
- International Islamic University, Islamabad (PK)
- University of Lahore (PK)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Capital University of Science and Technology (PK)
- Corresponding author
- Majeed, Mehwish
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2020-12-16
- Volume
- 11
- Pages
- 557987-557987
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7772185
- OpenAlex
- W3111254469
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 15
- FWCI
- 5.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Greater South Information System
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
- Keywords
- social media addiction, fear of COVID-19, trait mindfulness, moderated mediation, conservation of resources theory, COVID-19 pandemic, employee mental health
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