School of Behavioural & Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Behavioural & Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia.
J Affect Disord. 2024 Sep 15;361:702-711. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.057. Epub 2024 Jun 17.
Pregnancy can be experienced as a significant transition for many women with associated body dissatisfaction, depression, pregnancy-related anxiety, and disordered eating attitudes. Problematic Social Media Use (PSMU) creates abundant opportunities for women to compare themselves with others and expose themselves to sociocultural influences which may increase body dissatisfaction and psychological distress.
This study examined whether the relationship between PSMU and psychological distress (defined as depression, pregnancy-related anxiety and disordered eating attitudes) was mediated by negative social comparisons and body dissatisfaction.
A sample of 225 pregnant Australian women (M = 31.91 years, SD = 4.39) recruited online, completed self-report measures related to the variables of interest.
PSMU was associated with higher levels of depression, pregnancy-related anxiety, and disordered eating attitudes. Negative social comparisons and body dissatisfaction partially mediated the relationship between PSMU and pregnancy-related anxiety and depression, and fully mediated the relationship between PSMU and disordered eating attitudes.
Cross-sectional nature of the study limited our ability to determine the direction of the relationships. Moreover, the recruitment method via social media led to high rates of non-completion.
The findings of this study suggest that problematic social media usage during pregnancy may increase depression, pregnancy-related anxiety and disordered eating attitudes. This study identified potential pathways that may explain this relationship, (via social comparisons and body dissatisfaction). This study highlights the potentially negative impact of social media use amongst expectant mothers and the importance of screening for body dissatisfaction in routine antenatal care.
怀孕对许多女性来说是一个重要的转变，伴随着身体不满、抑郁、与怀孕相关的焦虑和饮食失调态度。有问题的社交媒体使用（PSMU）为女性提供了大量与他人比较并接触社会文化影响的机会，这可能会增加身体不满和心理困扰。
本研究旨在检验 PSMU 与心理困扰（定义为抑郁、与怀孕相关的焦虑和饮食失调态度）之间的关系是否通过负向社会比较和身体不满来中介。
本研究招募了 225 名澳大利亚孕妇（M=31.91 岁，SD=4.39），通过在线方式完成了与感兴趣变量相关的自我报告测量。
PSMU 与更高水平的抑郁、与怀孕相关的焦虑和饮食失调态度有关。负向社会比较和身体不满部分中介了 PSMU 与与怀孕相关的焦虑和抑郁之间的关系，完全中介了 PSMU 与饮食失调态度之间的关系。
研究的横断面性质限制了我们确定关系方向的能力。此外，通过社交媒体进行的招募方法导致了较高的未完成率。
本研究的结果表明，怀孕期间有问题的社交媒体使用可能会增加抑郁、与怀孕相关的焦虑和饮食失调态度。本研究确定了可能解释这种关系的潜在途径（通过社会比较和身体不满）。本研究强调了社交媒体在预期母亲中的潜在负面影响，以及在常规产前护理中筛查身体不满的重要性。
