학술논문
Use of social network as a coping strategy for depression among young people during the COVID-19 lockdown: findings from the COMET collaborative study
Document Type
article
Author
Laura Orsolini; Umberto Volpe; Umberto Albert; Claudia Carmassi; Giuseppe Carrà; Francesca Cirulli; Bernardo Dell’Osso; Valeria Del Vecchio; Marco Di Nicola; Vincenzo Giallonardo; Mario Luciano; Giulia Menculini; Maria Giulia Nanni; Maurizio Pompili; Gabriele Sani; Gaia Sampogna; Alfonso Tortorella; Andrea Fiorillo
Source
Annals of General Psychiatry, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1744-859X
Abstract
Abstract Background Use of social media (SM) has exponentially grown particularly among youths in the past two years, due to COVID-19-related changing lifestyles. Based on the Italian COvid Mental hEalth Trial (COMET), we investigated the association between SM use and depressive symptoms among Italian young adults (aged 18–24). Methods The COMET is a nationwide multi-center cross-sectional study that investigated socio-demographic data, social networking addiction (BSNAS), depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21), as well as impulsiveness (BIS-15) and aggressiveness (AQ) in a large sample of youngsters, in order to assess the association between BSNAS and DASS-21 indices. Mediation analyses were performed to evaluate the role of impulsiveness and aggressive personality traits in the association between SM use (SMU) and depression. Results 75.8% of the sample (n = 491) had a problematic SMU. SMU was reduced by high AQ and high DASS-21 scores (F = 42.338, p