Friendship and Mental Health

Cleary, Michelle; Lees, David; Sayers, Jan

doi:10.1080/01612840.2018.1431444

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“…The inverse relationship between number of online friends and symptoms of depression in the adjusted analysis suggests that having more online friends may protect against the development of depressive symptoms. If the number of online friends do protect against depression, this may be explained by the well-documented mental health promoting effects of friendships, which the current results suggest may also be valid in virtual settings (Cleary et al 2018). It is also possible that the relationship could be due to potential third variables not included in the current study (e.g., sociability).…”

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General and Alcohol-Related Social Media Use and Mental Health: a Large-Sample Longitudinal Study

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and a follow-up survey during fall 2016 (T2). A total of 5217 participated in both surveys. Crude and adjusted linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate if social media use at T1 predicted depression and anxiety at T2. Several social media use variables (e.g., using Instagram) were positively associated with depression and anxiety over time, but these associations became non-significant when covariates were controlled for. Number of online friends was inversely related to depression whereas using Twitter was positively related to anxiety at T2, when covariates were controlled for. The effect sizes of the observed associations were all very small. The current study found little support for a relationship between social media use and mental health.

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General and Alcohol-Related Social Media Use and Mental Health: a Large-Sample Longitudinal Study

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Vedaa

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“…In contrast, a bad work atmosphere is related to depression and anxiety in the working population [37]. Also, friendship is a protective factor for mental health when facing stress [38], which can decrease anxiety levels.…”

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Mental health status of Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic

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Background To investigate the mental health status of Chinese residents during the epidemic of COVID-19, as well as to identify the positive and negative factors and regulatory effect of negative cognitive processing bias on mental health. Methods A total of 60,199 residents in China were surveyed via an internet-based survey containing a general questionnaire, such as the self-rating depression scale, the state anxiety inventory, and the negative cognitive processing bias questionnaire. An ordered multiple logistic regression analysis model was used to analyze the collected data. Results The survey revealed mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms in 62.65, 11.33, and 6.14% participants, respectively, and mild, moderate, and severe anxiety symptoms in 33.21, 41.27, and 22.99% participants, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that factors, such as female gender, being older than 55 years, high school education level, medical staff, marital conflicts, negative attention bias, rumination, and death growth rate, positively affected depression and anxiety symptoms. The good family functionality, democratic working atmosphere, and a myriad of social activities negatively affected the level of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion Chinese residents exhibited a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the epidemic. Thus, psychological interventions should focus on the vulnerable groups, and cognitive training should focus on reducing the negative cognitive processing bias. This might be an effective way to alleviate the mental stress of the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mental health status of Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic

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Background: To investigate the mental health status of Chinese residents during the epidemic of COVID-19, as well as to identify the positive and negative factors and regulatory effect of negative cognitive processing bias on mental health.Methods: A total of 60199 residents in China were surveyed via an internet-based survey containing a general questionnaire, such as the self-rating depression scale, the state anxiety inventory, and the negative cognitive processing bias questionnaire. An ordered multiple logistic regression analysis model was used to analyze the collected data. Results: The survey revealed mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms in 62.65%, 11.33%, and 6.14% participants, respectively, and mild, moderate, and severe anxiety symptoms in 33.21%, 41.27%, and 22.99% participants, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that factors, such as female gender, being older than 55 years, high school education level, medical staff, marital conflicts, negative attention bias, rumination, and death growth rate, positively affected depression and anxiety symptoms. The good family functionality, democratic working atmosphere, and a myriad of social activities negatively affected the level of depressive and anxiety symptoms.Conclusion: Chinese residents exhibited a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the epidemic. Thus, psychological interventions should focus on the vulnerable groups, and cognitive training should focus on reducing the negative cognitive processing bias. This might be an effective way to alleviate the mental stress of the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Friendship and Mental Health

Cited by 25 publications

References 28 publications

General and Alcohol-Related Social Media Use and Mental Health: a Large-Sample Longitudinal Study

General and Alcohol-Related Social Media Use and Mental Health: a Large-Sample Longitudinal Study

Mental health status of Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic

Mental health status of Chinese residents during the COVID-19 epidemic

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