Social Media Use and Mental Health during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Moderator Role of Disaster Stressor and Mediator Role of Negative Affect

Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 1019 - 1038
Published: Sep 17, 2020
Abstract
Background Informed by the differential susceptibility to media effects model (DSMM), the current study aims to investigate associations of COVID‐19‐related social media use with mental health outcomes and to uncover potential mechanisms underlying the links. Methods A sample of 512 (62.5% women; M age = 22.12 years, SD = 2.47) Chinese college students participated in this study from 24 March to 1 April 2020 via online questionnaire. They...
Paper Details
Title
Social Media Use and Mental Health during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Moderator Role of Disaster Stressor and Mediator Role of Negative Affect
Published Date
Sep 17, 2020
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
1019 - 1038
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