Associations Between Social Media Use and Anxiety and Depression Among Older Adults : Cross-Sectional Study
Retired older adults in Shanghai are an active group of social media users. Using social media for over 6 hours a day and social media addiction were significantly associated with anxiety and depression. Future social media research should pay more attention to older adults and explore these longitudinal relationships.
Authors
- Liang Hong
- Jiaoling Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-3937)
- Yuge Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7255-8753)
- Yi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-9198)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7800-3189)
- Hui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2633-6015)
- Z. W. Ge
- Yijing Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9616-8853)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/71712
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00