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The Modulation Mechanism of Social Media Abuse on Depression Symptoms

Chengjia Zhu * 1
1 Insitution and Governance/Economics , Duke Kunshan University

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Advances in Humanities Research, Vol. 1, 199-204
Published 26 December 2021. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by EWA Publishing
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Citation Chengjia Zhu. The Modulation Mechanism of Social Media Abuse on Depression Symptoms. LNEP (2021) Vol. 1: 199-204. DOI: 10.54254/2753-7048/1/ICEIPI_197.

Abstract

During the past few decades, mental health problem is causing an increasingly attention among different groups of people. Since mental health problems is frequently influencing people’s regular life, it is important to study the underlying reasons of causing them. This paper aims to review the relationship between social media abuse and depression among youth. In the paper, three most important reasons: negative social comparison, social isolation and low sleep quality were discussed to explain the core mechanism between social media and depression. It is important that knowing more about the underlying reasons of depression helps to develop more possible future treatments about this disease.

Keywords

social media abuse, social isolation, negative social comparison, depression, sleep quality

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2021), Part 1
ISBN (Print)
978-1-915371-00-3
ISBN (Online)
978-1-915371-01-0
Published Date
26 December 2021
Series
Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
ISSN (Print)
2753-7048
ISSN (Online)
2753-7056
DOI
10.54254/2753-7048/1/ICEIPI_197
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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