Time Spent on Social Media Applications in Relation to Depressive Symptoms During Emerging Adulthood and the Mediating Role of Sleep Quality: Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Prolonged social media use duration might be associated with an increased prevalence of depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood and may increase the odds of depression by affecting sleep quality, suggesting that early prevention and intervention regarding social media use might help to ameliorate depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Wenhua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2934-493X)
- Mingyang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-1897)
- Ye Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6584-203X)
- Peng Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5968-0368)
- Xinghua Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3665-3402)
- Xiaoxiao Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6756-4320)
- Qi Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5450-3631)
- Jiabi Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-4991)
- Lei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9916-9348)
- Linfei Dou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8870-4530)
- Tingting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-4827)
- Xirennayi Abudurexiti
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Shanxi Medical University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Xi'an Medical University (CN)
- Yunnan Maternal and Child Health (CN)
- Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/75337
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00