Is problematic social media use associated with higher addictions (alcohol, smoking, and waterpipe) among Lebanese adults?

Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the correlation between problematic social media use, alcohol use disorder, and smoking addiction through both cigarettes and waterpipe, among a sample of Lebanese adults. Methods This cross‐sectional study was carried out between January and April 2019. It enrolled 461 residents of the community randomly selected from Lebanon's districts in a proportionate rate. Results Higher problematic social media use was significantly associated with more waterpipe addiction but not cigarette dependence and alcohol use disorder.

The relationship between technology addictions and schizotypal traits: mediating roles of depression, anxiety, and stress

“…It interferes with daily activities, school work, and academic performance [18][19][20][21]. Importantly, technology addiction (TA) negatively influences users' emotional and social functioning [22][23][24][25][26], and correlates with the presence of psychopathologies such as depression, anxiety [22,27,28], insomnia [29], attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and social anxiety disorder [4,30]. However, although TA has been extensively investigated in relation to a wide range of mental health problems [15,31,32], there has been very little research thus far on how such addictions may influence the development of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders [33][34][35][36][37].…”