使用Facebook数字健康功能时对心理症状的预测：横断面调查研究

Predicting Psychological Symptoms When Facebook's Digital Well-being Features Are Used: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

作者信息

Barsova Tamara, Cheong Zi Gi, Mak Ann R, Liu Jean Cj

机构信息

Yale-NUS College, Singapore, Singapore.

Centre for Sleep and Cognition, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore.

出版信息

JMIR Form Res. 2022 Aug 29;6(8):e39387. doi: 10.2196/39387.

DOI:10.2196/39387

PMID:36036971

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9468917/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Prior research has linked social media usage to poorer mental health. To address these concerns, social media platforms have introduced digital well-being tools to help users monitor their engagement. Nonetheless, little is known about the effectiveness of these tools.

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we focused on Facebook to assess users' awareness and usage of the following six Facebook well-being tools: the Unfollow, Snooze, Off-Facebook Activity, Your Time on Facebook, Set Daily Reminders, and Notification Settings features. Additionally, we examined whether the use of these tools was associated with better mental health outcomes.

METHODS

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 598 Facebook users. The survey comprised questions about (1) baseline Facebook use, (2) the adoption of Facebook's digital well-being tools, and (3) participant demographics. These were used to predict the primary outcome measure-scores on the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale.

RESULTS

Most participants (580/598, 97%) knew about Facebook's digital well-being tools, but each tool was used by only 17.4% (104/598) to 55.5% (332/598) of participants. In turn, the use of two tools was associated with better well-being; although participants who spent more time on Facebook reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, those who managed their feed content or notifications by using the Unfollow or Notification Settings features had lower scores on each of these measures. However, the use of the Snooze, Off-Facebook Activity, Your Time on Facebook, or Set Time Reminder features was not associated with lower depression, anxiety, or stress scores.

CONCLUSIONS

Of the 6 Facebook digital well-being tools, only 2 were associated with better mental health among users. This underscores the complexity of designing social media platforms to promote user welfare. Consequently, we urge further research into understanding the efficacy of various digital well-being tools.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04967846; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04967846.

摘要

背景

先前的研究已将社交媒体的使用与较差的心理健康状况联系起来。为解决这些担忧，社交媒体平台推出了数字健康工具，以帮助用户监控自己的使用情况。尽管如此，对于这些工具的有效性却知之甚少。

目的

在本研究中，我们聚焦于脸书，以评估用户对脸书以下六种数字健康工具的认知和使用情况：“取消关注”“ snooze”“脸书之外的活动”“你在脸书上的时间”“设置每日提醒”和“通知设置”功能。此外，我们还研究了使用这些工具是否与更好的心理健康结果相关。

方法

我们对598名脸书用户进行了横断面调查。该调查包括有关以下方面的问题：（1）脸书的基线使用情况；（2）脸书数字健康工具的采用情况；（3）参与者的人口统计学特征。这些问题用于预测主要结果指标——21项抑郁、焦虑和压力量表的得分。

结果

大多数参与者（580/598，97%）了解脸书的数字健康工具，但每种工具的使用者仅占参与者的17.4%（104/598）至55.5%（332/598）。相应地，使用两种工具与更好的健康状况相关；尽管在脸书上花费更多时间的参与者报告的抑郁、焦虑和压力水平较高，但那些通过使用“取消关注”或“通知设置”功能来管理其动态内容或通知的参与者在这些指标上的得分较低。然而，使用“snooze”“脸书之外的活动”“你在脸书上的时间”或“设置时间提醒”功能与较低的抑郁、焦虑或压力得分无关。