Luo Tao, Chen Wei, Liao Yanhui
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China; The Treatment Center for Addiction, Jiangxi Mental Hospital, Nanchang, China; Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Aug;140:35-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.057. Epub 2021 May 26.
More people reported symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression during the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). They might have increased their social media use during the outbreak of COVID-19 compared to before COVID-19.
An online retrospective survey was conducted on a total sample of 10,963 participants. Social media use patterns before and during COVID-19, Social media addiction (SMA), and mental health problems (stress, anxiety, and depression) were assessed.
This study found that, compared with before COVID-19, weekly social media use was significantly increased during COVID-19 (from 17.2 to 21.4 h). Nearly 40% of SMA respondents increased their weekly social media use ≥3.5 h. The prevalence rate of was 6.8%, and the prevalence rates of moderate or severe stress, anxiety, and depression were 10.8%, 26.4%, and 18.2%, respectively, during COVID-19. Female gender, experiencing moderate or severe stress, and SMA were associated with increased weekly social media use ≥3.5 h. Male gender, experiencing moderate or severe stress, anxiety, depression, and increased weekly social media use ≥3.5 h were associated with SMA.
This study suggests a significant increase in social media use and a relatively high prevalence rate of SMA in China during COVID-19. Our findings identify factors associated with increased social media use and SMA that could be used to develop psychological interventions to prevent SMA during the COVID-19 epidemic.
在冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情期间，报告出现压力、焦虑和抑郁症状的人更多。与COVID-19疫情之前相比，他们在COVID-19疫情期间可能增加了社交媒体的使用。
对10963名参与者的总样本进行了在线回顾性调查。评估了COVID-19之前和期间的社交媒体使用模式、社交媒体成瘾（SMA）以及心理健康问题（压力、焦虑和抑郁）。
本研究发现，与COVID-19之前相比，COVID-19期间每周社交媒体使用时间显著增加（从17.2小时增至21.4小时）。近40%的SMA受访者每周社交媒体使用时间增加≥3.5小时。在COVID-19期间，SMA的患病率为6.8%，中度或重度压力（患病率）为10.8%，焦虑为26.4%，抑郁为18.2%。女性、经历中度或重度压力以及SMA与每周社交媒体使用时间增加≥3.5小时相关。男性、经历中度或重度压力、焦虑、抑郁以及每周社交媒体使用时间增加≥3.5小时与SMA相关。
本研究表明，在COVID-19期间，中国社交媒体使用显著增加，SMA患病率相对较高。我们的研究结果确定了与社交媒体使用增加和SMA相关的因素，这些因素可用于制定心理干预措施以预防COVID-19疫情期间的SMA。
