The mediating role of depressive and anxiety symptoms in the association between obesity and problematic social media use in young adults.
Anna F JolliffMegan Andreas MorenoJonathan D D'AngeloPublished in: Obesity science & practice (2020)
Young adults who present both with obesity and with symptoms of depression or anxiety are more at risk for problematic social media use. These patients may benefit from education on health-promoting social media use.
Keyphrases
- social media
- young adults
- health information
- sleep quality
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- high fat diet induced
- weight gain
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- bipolar disorder
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- childhood cancer