The association between depression and addictive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of sense of control.
Zahir VallyMai HelmyLouis FouriePublished in: PloS one (2023)
This study identified a potential protective variable that could be targeted by psychological treatment to ameliorate the potential onset of addictive SMU in individuals with depressive symptoms under conditions of immense psychological distress such as a worldwide pandemic.