Psychology Program, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2022 Sep;229:103706. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103706. Epub 2022 Aug 13.
Social Media Disorder (SMD) is characterised by the intense and excessive use of social media. Although previous studies have shown that SMD was associated with poor mental health, research across types of usage and platforms remain limited. Here, we conducted an initial investigation of social media usage across platforms and its relation to anxiety, sleep and loneliness in female adolescents. Forty one 16- to 19-year-old British female adolescents were administered online questionnaires. Intensity of social media activity across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter was measured with the Social Media Disorder Scale. Anxiety was indicated by the Beck Anxiety Inventory Trait, loneliness was examined via a short three-point questionnaire and sleep quality was measured via both the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and self-reported seven-day sleep diaries. Results showed that, compared to those without SMD, users with SMD experienced elevated levels of loneliness and had less sleep on average, and during the weekdays in particular. Only frequency of posting on Facebook, but not general usage, was associated with poorer sleep quality. These preliminary findings showed that social media disorder across platforms and usage could potentially have different associations to mental health and sleep.
社交媒体障碍（SMD）的特征是过度、过度使用社交媒体。尽管先前的研究表明 SMD 与心理健康状况不佳有关，但对不同类型的使用和平台的研究仍然有限。在这里，我们首次调查了女性青少年在不同平台上的社交媒体使用情况及其与焦虑、睡眠和孤独感的关系。41 名 16 至 19 岁的英国女性青少年接受了在线问卷调查。使用社交媒体障碍量表测量了在 Facebook、Instagram、Snapchat 和 Twitter 上的社交媒体活动强度。贝克焦虑量表特质用于评估焦虑，简短的三点问卷用于评估孤独感，匹兹堡睡眠质量指数和自我报告的七天睡眠日记用于评估睡眠质量。结果表明，与没有 SMD 的人相比，有 SMD 的人感到更加孤独，平均睡眠时间较少，尤其是在工作日。只有在 Facebook 上发布的频率，而不是一般使用情况，与较差的睡眠质量有关。这些初步发现表明，跨平台和使用的社交媒体障碍可能与心理健康和睡眠有不同的关联。
