SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND DEPRESSION A STUDY OF YOUTH IN ISLAMABAD DURING THE COVID19

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).12      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).12      Published : Mar 2023
Authored by : Aiza Asad , Ayesha Zahid , Farwa Kunwal

12 Pages : 135-145

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  • Cropanzano, R., & Mitchell, M. S. (2005). Social Exchange Theory: An Interdisciplinary Review. Journal of Management, 31(6), 874– 900. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206305279602
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  • Ellis, W. E., Dumas, T. M., & Forbes, L. M. (2020). Physically isolated but socially connected: Psychological adjustment and stress among adolescents during the initial COVID-19 crisis. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement, 52(3), 177–187. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000215
  • Fardouly, J., Diedrichs, P. C., Vartanian, L. R., & Halliwell, E. (2015). Social Comparisons on Social media: the Impact of Facebook on Young women’s Body Image Concerns and Mood. Body Image, 13(1), 38–45. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25615425/
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  • González-Padilla, D. A., & Tortolero-Blanco, L. (2020). Social media influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Braz J Urol, 46(1), 120– 124. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2020.s121
  • Hamilton, J. L., Nesi, J., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2020). Teens and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Staying socially onnected while physically distant. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5stx4 Lenhart, A. (2015, April 9). Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/
  • Lockee, B. B. (2021). Online education in the post- COVID era. Nature Electronics
  • Naslund, J. A., Aschbrenner, K. A., Marsch, L. A., & Bartels, S. J. (2016). The Future of Mental Health care: peer-to-peer Support and Social Media. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 25(02), 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796015001067
  • Orben, A., & Przybylski, A. K. (2019). The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(2), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0506-1
  • Pantic, I., Damjanovic, A., Todorovic, J., Topalovic, D., Bojovic-Jovic, D., Ristic, S., & Pantic, S. (2012). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND DEPRESSION IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY VIEWPOINT. Psychiatria Danubina, 24(1), 90– 93. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/156425
  • Taylor-Jackson, J., Abba, I., Baradel, A., Lay, J., Herewini, J., & Taylor, A. (2021, January). Social media use, experiences of social connectedness and wellbeing during COVID-19. (2021). Mental Health Effects of COVID-19, 283–300. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824289-6.00013-1
  • Torales, J., O’Higgins, M., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., & Ventriglio, A. (2020). The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(4), 317–320. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020915212
  • Ullah, I., Ali, S., Ashraf, F., Hakim, Y., Ali, I., Ullah, A. R., Chattu, V. K., & Pakpour, A. H. (2022). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among general population in Pakistan during COVID-19 lockdown: An online-survey. Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02815-7
  • Vogel, E. A., Rose, J. P., Roberts, L. R., & Eckles, K. (2014). Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 3(4), 206–222. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000047
  • WHO. (2017). World Health Organization. Depression and other common mental disorders: Global health estimates, 710.
  • WHO. (2020). Advice for the public: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). World Health Organisation.
  • Wrycza, S., & MaÅ›lankowski, J. (2020). Social Media Users’ Opinions on Remote Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thematic and Sentiment Analysis. Information Systems Management, 37(4), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2020.1820631
  • Zhao, N., & Zhou, G. (2020). Social Media Use and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Moderator Role of Disaster Stressor and Mediator Role of Negative Affect. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 12(4), 1019– 1038. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12226

References

  • Abbas, J., Wang, D., Su, Z., & Ziapour, A. (2021). The Role of Social Media in the Advent of COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis Management, Mental Health Challenges and Implications. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 14, 1917– 1932. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s284313
  • Apuke, O. D., & Omar, B. (2020). Fake News and COVID-19: Modelling the Predictors of Fake News Sharing Among Social Media Users. Telematics and Informatics, 56(0736- 5853), 101475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101475
  • Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Psycnet.apa.org. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1977-25733-001
  • Banerjee, D., & Rai, M. (2020). Social isolation in Covid-19: The impact of loneliness. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(6), 002076402092226. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020922269
  • Beer, D. D. (2008). Social network(ing) sites…revisiting the story so far: A response to danah boyd & Nicole Ellison. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(2), 516–529. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00408.x
  • BÅ‚achnio, A., Przepiorka, A., & Pantic, I. (2016). Association between Facebook addiction, self- esteem and life satisfaction: A cross-sectional study. Computers in Human Behavior, 55(Part B), 701–705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.10.026
  • Braghieri, L., Levy, R., & Makarin, A. (2022). Social Media and Mental Health. American Economic Review, 112(11), 3660–3693. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20211218
  • Buchanan, K., Aknin, L. B., Lotun, S., & Sandstrom, G. M. (2021). Brief exposure to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Doom- scrolling has negative emotional consequences, but kindness-scrolling does not. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0257728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257728
  • Cacioppo, J. T., Norris, C. J., Decety, J., Monteleone, G., & Nusbaum, H. (2009). In the Eye of the Beholder: Individual Differences in Perceived Social Isolation Predict Regional Brain Activation to Social Stimuli. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 21(1), 83–92. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn.2009.21007
  • Cauberghe, V., Van Wesenbeeck, I., De Jans, S., Hudders, L., & Ponnet, K. (2021). How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(4), 250– 257. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0478
  • Cropanzano, R., & Mitchell, M. S. (2005). Social Exchange Theory: An Interdisciplinary Review. Journal of Management, 31(6), 874– 900. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206305279602
  • Dillon, C., Andrés, P., Castro, D., Guelar, V., Garcia, V., Feldman, M., Leis, A., Romano, M., Peralta, C., Rojas, J. I., Maggi, S. C., & Viaggio, M. B. (2020). Mental and Physical Health and Hygienic, Nutritional and Daily Habits during Quarantine in COVID-19 Pandemic. Scirp. Revista de Psicología Clínica Con Niños Y Adolescentes, 07(11), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1106934
  • Ellis, W. E., Dumas, T. M., & Forbes, L. M. (2020). Physically isolated but socially connected: Psychological adjustment and stress among adolescents during the initial COVID-19 crisis. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement, 52(3), 177–187. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000215
  • Fardouly, J., Diedrichs, P. C., Vartanian, L. R., & Halliwell, E. (2015). Social Comparisons on Social media: the Impact of Facebook on Young women’s Body Image Concerns and Mood. Body Image, 13(1), 38–45. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25615425/
  • Firth, J. (2016). Research engagement for the school. Education in the North. https://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/documents/j ournals_documents/Volume_23_ECR/Vol23_2__FEATUREFirth.pdf
  • González-Padilla, D. A., & Tortolero-Blanco, L. (2020). Social media influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Braz J Urol, 46(1), 120– 124. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2020.s121
  • Hamilton, J. L., Nesi, J., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2020). Teens and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Staying socially onnected while physically distant. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5stx4 Lenhart, A. (2015, April 9). Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/
  • Lockee, B. B. (2021). Online education in the post- COVID era. Nature Electronics
  • Naslund, J. A., Aschbrenner, K. A., Marsch, L. A., & Bartels, S. J. (2016). The Future of Mental Health care: peer-to-peer Support and Social Media. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 25(02), 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796015001067
  • Orben, A., & Przybylski, A. K. (2019). The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(2), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0506-1
  • Pantic, I., Damjanovic, A., Todorovic, J., Topalovic, D., Bojovic-Jovic, D., Ristic, S., & Pantic, S. (2012). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND DEPRESSION IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY VIEWPOINT. Psychiatria Danubina, 24(1), 90– 93. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/156425
  • Taylor-Jackson, J., Abba, I., Baradel, A., Lay, J., Herewini, J., & Taylor, A. (2021, January). Social media use, experiences of social connectedness and wellbeing during COVID-19. (2021). Mental Health Effects of COVID-19, 283–300. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824289-6.00013-1
  • Torales, J., O’Higgins, M., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., & Ventriglio, A. (2020). The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(4), 317–320. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020915212
  • Ullah, I., Ali, S., Ashraf, F., Hakim, Y., Ali, I., Ullah, A. R., Chattu, V. K., & Pakpour, A. H. (2022). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among general population in Pakistan during COVID-19 lockdown: An online-survey. Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02815-7
  • Vogel, E. A., Rose, J. P., Roberts, L. R., & Eckles, K. (2014). Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 3(4), 206–222. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000047
  • WHO. (2017). World Health Organization. Depression and other common mental disorders: Global health estimates, 710.
  • WHO. (2020). Advice for the public: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). World Health Organisation.
  • Wrycza, S., & MaÅ›lankowski, J. (2020). Social Media Users’ Opinions on Remote Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thematic and Sentiment Analysis. Information Systems Management, 37(4), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2020.1820631
  • Zhao, N., & Zhou, G. (2020). Social Media Use and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Moderator Role of Disaster Stressor and Mediator Role of Negative Affect. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 12(4), 1019– 1038. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12226

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    TURABIAN : Asad, Aiza, Ayesha Zahid, and Farwa Kunwal. "Social Media Usage and Depression: A Study of Youth in Islamabad during the Covid-19." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. I (2023): 135-145. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).12