Problematic social media use and mental health (depression, anxiety, and insomnia) among Lebanese adults: Any mediating effect of stress?

Diana MalaebPascale SalamehSam BarbarEmmanuelle AwadChadia HaddadRabih HallitHala SacreMarwan AkelSahar ObeidSouheil Allit

Published in: Perspectives in psychiatric care (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

social media
mental health
health information
sleep quality
mental illness
depressive symptoms
emergency department
risk assessment
physical activity
human health
heat stress
adverse drug