A Tool to Help or Harm? Online Social Media Use and Adult Mental Health in Indonesia

Sujarwoto, Sujarwoto; Tampubolon, Gindo; Pierewan, Adi Cilik

doi:10.1007/s11469-019-00069-2

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“…CES-D score was calculated as the sum of responses to the 10 items after the positively phrased items were reverse-coded. Scores range from 0 to 30, with high scores indicating higher levels of depressive symptoms (Sujarwoto et al, 2019). A cutoff point of 10 is used to identify depression in an individual (Fahmi et al, 2019;Tran et al, 2019).…”

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Social Media Addiction and Mental Health Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Sujarwoto

Saputri

Yumarni

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Deteriorating mental health among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious worldwide public health concern. This study aims to examine the linkage between social media addiction and mental health of university students in Indonesia and to address whether family relationship and religiosity may mitigate the harmful effects of social media on the mental health of students at this time. We collected data from 709 students at universities across the country between June 3 and June 20, 2020. Mental health was measured using 10 items validated by the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. We found that students with higher social media addiction scores had a greater likelihood of experiencing mild depression (OR 1.07, CI: 1.02-1.12). Students who had good relationships with their parents and were more religious showed better mental health than those who had poor relationships with their parents and were less religious. This study suggests the need to mitigate university students' mental health risks through reducing social media addiction while encouraging family relationships and religiosity during the pandemic. Keywords Mental health . Social media addiction . University students . COVID-19 pandemic . Indonesia Studies have convincingly documented that social media addiction is common among university and college students and that this addiction is harmful to their mental health (

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Social Media Addiction and Mental Health Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Sujarwoto

Saputri

Yumarni

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Research shows that there is a relationship between the time spent using social media and feelings of depression and anxiety in adolescents (Banjanin et al, 2015;Barry et al, 2017;Pantic et al, 2012;Woods & Scott, 2016). Further, Sujarwoto et al (2019) found an influence between the use of social media and mental health in developing countries, such as in Indonesia. Hormes et al (2014) found that high social media use causes difficulties in emotion regulation.…”

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“…Emotion regulation is awareness, clarity, acceptance, access, ability to control, and ability to response through emotional responses (Gratz et al, 2004). Emotional regulation is considered important because excessive use of social media can cause depression, especially for people in developing countries, such as in Indonesia (Sujarwoto et al, 2019). In addition, Zahniser and Conley (2018) have shown that difficulties with emotion regulation are associated with indicators of stress or perceived stress in emerging adults.…”

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The Impact of Social Media Use and Content on the Younger Generation's Mental Health in Indonesia

Maurizka

Handayani²,

Fitriani

2021

14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems

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This study aims to analyse the impact of social media use and content on the mental health of young people in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative approach using an online questionnaire. There were 1,402 respondents who participated in this study. The collected data was analysed using a multiple linear regression method with a mediation relationship. The tool used to process the data was IBM SPSS version 25. This research shows that social media use, social media content, emotion regulation, perceived stress, and poor sleep affects depressive symptoms. The results of this study can help regulators and health service providers to provide better facilities for handling mental health cases, especially those due to the use and content of social media. The results of this study are expected to help social media developers develop features that provide a safe online environment for social media users.

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“…As such, the role of social media during the corona-outbreak can be understood as ambiguous, as on the one hand it enabled people to stay in touch and be updated on the situation, while at the same time contributing to substantial stress and worry. For example, research has shown that social media may create a sense of community and connectedness [12] and increase one's social capital [13], but also that it may increase symptoms of anxiety and depression [10,14].…”

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Use and self-perceived effects of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study

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To (i) examine the use of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak; (ii) examine the self-perceived impact of social media before and after the outbreak; and (iii) examine whether the self-perceived impacts of social media after the outbreak varied by levels of mental health. A cross-national online survey was conducted in Norway, UK, USA and Australia. Participants (n = 3810) reported which social media they used, how frequently they used them before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, and the degree to which they felt social media contributed to a range of outcomes. The participants also completed the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by chi-square tests and multiple linear regression analysis. Social media were used more frequently after the pandemic outbreak than compared to before the outbreak. Self-perceived effects from using social media increased after the COVID-19 outbreak, and in particular stress and concern for own and others’ health. Emotional distress was associated with being more affected from using social media, in particular in terms of stress and concern for own or others’ health. The use of social media has increased during the coronavirus outbreak, as well as its impacts on people. In particular, the participants reported more stress and health concerns attributed to social media use after the COVID-19 outbreak. People with poor mental health appear to be particularly vulnerable to experiencing more stress and concern related to their use of social media.

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A Tool to Help or Harm? Online Social Media Use and Adult Mental Health in Indonesia

Cited by 21 publications

References 83 publications

Social Media Addiction and Mental Health Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Social Media Addiction and Mental Health Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

The Impact of Social Media Use and Content on the Younger Generation's Mental Health in Indonesia

Use and self-perceived effects of social media before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study

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