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ArticlePloS one2022

Social media addiction and emotions during the disaster recovery period-The moderating role of post-COVID timing.

Dewan Muhammad Nur-A Yazdani, Tanvir Abir, Yang Qing, Jamee Ahmad, Abdullah Al Mamun, Noor Raihani Zainol, Kaniz Kakon, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, Shasha Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Dewan Muhammad Nur-A YazdaniMONASH Pathway at Universal College Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-8219-8417
Tanvir AbirDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship (FBE), Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-9029-8282
Yang QingUCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9710-2633
Jamee AhmadCollege of Business Administration-CBA, International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology-IUBAT, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-1834-8780
Abdullah Al MamunUKM-Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Noor Raihani ZainolFaculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
Kaniz KakonDepartment of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences-CAAS, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology-IUBAT, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-7147-9424
Kingsley Emwinyore AghoSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.
Shasha WangMarketing and Public Relations at the QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5270-5828
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology · BDCamden and Campbelltown Hospitals · AUDaffodil International University · BDNational University of Malaysia · MYQueensland University of Technology · AUUCSI University · MYUniversiti Malaysia Kelantan · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial media addiction, a recently emerged term in medical science, has attracted the attention of researchers because of its significant physical and psychological effects on its users. The issue has attracted more attention during the COVID era because negative emotions (e.g., anxiety and fear) generated from the COVID pandemic may have increased social media addiction. Therefore, the present study investigates the role of negative emotions and social media addiction (SMA) on health problems during and after the COVID lockdown.

methodsA survey was conducted with 2926 participants aged between 25 and 45 years from all eight divisions of Bangladesh. The data collection period was between 2nd September- 13th October, 2020. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was conducted for data analysis by controlling the respondents' working time, leisure time, gender, education, and age.

resultsOur study showed that social media addiction and time spent on social media impact health. Interestingly, while anxiety about COVID increased social media addition, fear about COIVD reduced social media addition. Among all considered factors, long working hours contributed most to people's health issues, and its impact on social media addiction and hours was much higher than negative emotions. Furthermore, females were less addicted to social media and faced less health challenges than males.

conclusionThe impacts of negative emotions generated by the COVID disaster on social media addiction and health issues should be reconsidered. Government and employers control people's working time, and stress should be a priority to solve people's social media addiction-related issues.

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Behavior, AddictiveCOVID-19DisastersAdultCommunicable Disease ControlEmotionsFemaleHumansInternet Addiction DisorderMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID36264854
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