Roles of Psychosocial Factors on the Association Between Online Social Networking Use Intensity and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Prospective Cohort Study

Autor: Ji-Bin Li, Li-Fen Feng, Anise M S Wu, Jin-Chen Mai, Yu-Xia Chen, Phoenix K H Mo, Joseph T F Lau
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 23, Iss 9, p e21316 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/21316
Popis: BackgroundThe potential mechanisms underlying the association between online social networking use intensity and depressive symptoms are unclear and underresearched. ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the potential roles of interpersonal psychosocial factors on the association between online social networking use intensity and depressive symptoms among early adolescents. MethodsA total of 4237 adolescents from a 9-month longitudinal study were included. Score changes (indicated as △) for the social function use intensity (SFUI) and entertainment function use intensity (EFUI) subscales of the Online Social Networking Activity Intensity Scale and for friendship quality, perceived family support, perceived friend support, parent–adolescent conflict, social nonconfidence, and depressive symptoms were analyzed. The potential mediation effects of unfavorable psychosocial factors and suppression effects of favorable psychosocial factors on the association of △SFUI with △CES-D and the association of △EFUI with △CES-D were tested using hierarchical regression models. ResultsThe association between △SFUI and △CES-D was partially mediated by △mother–adolescent conflict (mediation effect size 5.11%, P=.02) and △social nonconfidence (mediation effect size 20.97%, P
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