COVID-19 Stress and Addictive Social Media Use (SMU): Mediating Role of Active Use and Social Media Flow

COVID-19 Stress and Addictive Social Media Use (SMU): Mediating Role of Active Use and Social Media Flow

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to enhance the risk of addictive social media use (SMU) as people spend more time online maintaining connectivity when face-to-face communication is limited. Stress is assumed to be a critical predictor of addictive SMU. However, the mechanisms underlying the...

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Main Authors: Nan Zhao, Guangyu Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
active use
addictive social media use
addiction
COVID-19
disaster stress
social media flow
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.635546/full

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