The relationship between Facebook attachment and obsessive-compulsive disorder severity

Lee, Soon Li; Park, Miriam Sang‐Ah; Tam, Cai Lian

doi:10.5817/cp2015-2-6

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“…Research in the field of social media and mental health has largely focused on the potential harm of social media engagement. For example, researchers have observed or empirically evidenced associations between social media use and the occurrence and exacerbation of experiences associated with psychosis [ 5 - 7 ], mood disorders [ 8 - 10 ] personality disorders [ 10 ], eating disorders [ 11 , 12 ], and obsessive compulsive disorder [ 13 ]. However, others have reported that there are no associations between mental health problems and social media use and, in some cases, significant improvements in social functioning have been observed following social media engagement [ 14 - 16 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

#WhyWeTweetMH: Understanding Why People Use Twitter to Discuss Mental Health Problems

Berry¹,

Lobban²,

Belousov³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundUse of the social media website Twitter is highly prevalent and has led to a plethora of Web-based social and health-related data available for use by researchers. As such, researchers are increasingly using data from social media to retrieve and analyze mental health-related content. However, there is limited evidence regarding why people use this emerging platform to discuss mental health problems in the first place.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the reasons why individuals discuss mental health on the social media website Twitter. The study was the first of its kind to implement a study-specific hashtag for research; therefore, we also examined how feasible it was to circulate and analyze a study-specific hashtag for mental health research.MethodsText mining methods using the Twitter Streaming Application Programming Interface (API) and Twitter Search API were used to collect and organize tweets from the hashtag #WhyWeTweetMH, circulated between September 2015 and November 2015. Tweets were analyzed thematically to understand the key reasons for discussing mental health using the Twitter platform.ResultsFour overarching themes were derived from the 132 tweets collected: (1) sense of community; (2) raising awareness and combatting stigma; (3) safe space for expression; and (4) coping and empowerment. In addition, 11 associated subthemes were also identified.ConclusionsThe themes derived from the content of the tweets highlight the perceived therapeutic benefits of Twitter through the provision of support and information and the potential for self-management strategies. The ability to use Twitter to combat stigma and raise awareness of mental health problems indicates the societal benefits that can be facilitated via the platform. The number of tweets and themes identified demonstrates the feasibility of implementing study-specific hashtags to explore research questions in the field of mental health and can be used as a basis for other health-related research.

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confidence: 99%

#WhyWeTweetMH: Understanding Why People Use Twitter to Discuss Mental Health Problems

Berry¹,

Lobban²,

Belousov³

et al. 2017

J Med Internet Res

202

149

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“…It has even been claimed that epigenetic mechanisms may come into play here, leading to an atrophying of our powers of memory and a reduction of our attention span; we are also negatively impacted by the demands of engagement in multitasking, icon-based communication, and extensive possibilities for psychological disturbance, with Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) becoming a recognized mental problem. All these consequences of the intensive use of digital technology reinforce the need for the scientific investigation of what happens to Internet users following such a massive insertion of digital technology into their lives [18][19][20][21].…”

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confidence: 99%

Homo Interneticus—The Sociological Reality of Mobile Online Being

Nadolu

2020

Sustainability

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The digitalization of everyday life has become a common place reality for more than half of the global population. Being connected 24/7 on several devices, being only one click/touch away from a huge amount of digital content, being available for interactions with almost any users from around the globe have become routine. In this paper, we identify the main sociological dimensions of the so-called Homo interneticus-a new manifestation of the human condition-on the basis of new communication technologies. The main research question was: Is time spent online a valid predictor of smartphone addiction? We conducted an experimental survey using a standard online questionnaire incorporating the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, followed by a request to upload screen captures recording respondents' phone use during the previous week. We gathered 140 responses between May and July 2019. These were anonymously analyzed. The consistency between self-estimates and phone logs that we found gives encouragement for the development of this approach. A main finding is that the daily time spent on smartphone use is not in itself a strong predictor of addiction. Our research suggests that future studies should distinguish types of usage and investigate motivational springs.

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“…Social media, operationalized as the total time spent per day, visits per day and global frequency of visits on social media, was associated with depression in a large sample of U.S. young adults [2 ]. Facebook intrusiveness was correlated with obsessive-compulsive disorder severity and with obsessive beliefs in a sample of young adults (aged 1 -24) [24].…”

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Impact of Social Media on Social Anxiety: A Systematic Review

Dobrean¹,

Păsărelu²

2016

New Developments in Anxiety Disorders

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Introduction: Online social networking sites are being used all around the world. However, only recently researchers have started to investigate their relationship with mental health. Evidence coming from literature suggests that they have both advantages and disadvantages for individuals. The aim of this study is to critically review the existent research conducted on the relationship between online social networking and social anxiety.

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The relationship between Facebook attachment and obsessive-compulsive disorder severity

Abstract: Despite the widespread use of social networking sites (SNS)

Cited by 13 publications

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#WhyWeTweetMH: Understanding Why People Use Twitter to Discuss Mental Health Problems

#WhyWeTweetMH: Understanding Why People Use Twitter to Discuss Mental Health Problems

Homo Interneticus—The Sociological Reality of Mobile Online Being

Impact of Social Media on Social Anxiety: A Systematic Review

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