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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Reciprocal Relationships Between Problematic Social Media Use, Problematic Gaming, and Psychological Distress Among University Students: A 9-Month Longitudinal Study.

Ching-Wen Chang, Ru-Yi Huang, Carol Strong, Yi-Ching Lin, Meng-Che Tsai, I-Hua Chen, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H Pakpour, Mark D Griffiths

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Ching-Wen ChangGraduate Institute of Social Work, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ru-Yi HuangDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Carol StrongDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yi-Ching LinDepartment of Early Childhood and Family Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan.
Meng-Che TsaiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
I-Hua ChenChinese Academy of Education Big Data, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China.
Chung-Ying LinCollege of Medicine, Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Amir H PakpourDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Background: The causal relationships between two specific types of problematic use in internet-related activities [i.e., problematic social media use (PSMU) and problematic gaming (PG)] and psychological distress remain controversial. The present study investigated the temporal relationships between PSMU, PG, and psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression) in university students. Methods: Hong Kong and Taiwan university students [ Results: No significant differences were found in age, physical characteristics, and cigarette use between participants who completed all the follow-ups and those who dropped out. Findings indicated that a high level of PSMU significantly increased the level of anxiety and a high level of anxiety significantly increased the level of PSMU. A high level of PSMU significantly increased the level of depression but the level of depression did not significantly affect the level of PSMU. A high level of PG significantly increased the level of anxiety, but the level of anxiety did not significantly affect the level of PG. A high level of depression significantly increased the level of PG, but the level of depression did not significantly affect the level of PG. Conclusion: The patterns of the causal relationship between PIU and psychological distress variables differ. A reciprocal relationship was only found between the level of PSMU and the level of anxiety. Moreover, the longitudinal design found no differences in the waves in terms of gaming by the participants.

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Psychological DistressSocial MediaVideo GamesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleStudentsUniversitiesanxietydepressionlongitudinal studyproblematic gamingproblematic social media use

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PMCPMC9024175

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