استفاده از رسانه های اجتماعی مشکوک و علائم افسردگی در میان بزرگسالان ایالات متحده: یک مطالعه نمایشی در سطح ملی است

PSMU was strongly and independently associated with increased depressive symptoms in this nationally-representative sample of young adults. PSMU largely explained the association between SMU and depressive symptom, suggesting that it may be how we use social media, not how much, that poses a risk. Intervention efforts aimed at reducing depressive symptoms, such as screenings for maladaptive SMU, may be most successful if they address addictive components and frequency—rather than time—of SMU.