ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2023
Association Between Social Networking Site Use Intensity and Depression Among Chinese Pregnant Women: Cross-sectional Study.
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- "Looking up" linked to feeling down: a meta-analysis of online upward social comparison and psychological maladjustment.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of a WeChat-Based Multimodal Digital Transformation Management Model in New-Onset Mild to Moderate Hypertension: Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Antenatal depression and its relationship with birth outcomes and postnatal depression in Rural India: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence of and factors associated with unintended pregnancy and association with depressive symptoms among pregnant women in Guangdong, China: a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Fear of Childbirth and Prenatal Depression: A Moderated Mediation Model.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
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- The Impact of Mobile Social Media Use on Depressive Mood Among College Students: A Chain Mediating Effect of Upward Social Comparison and Cognitive Overload.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite extensive debates about the mental health impacts of the use of social networking sites (SNSs), including WeChat, the association and mechanisms between social interaction of WeChat use intensity and antenatal depression are unclear.
objectiveWe aimed to test the mediating roles of upward social comparison on social interaction of WeChat and rumination in the association between social interaction of WeChat use intensity and antenatal depression.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in four hospitals with the self-reported measures of social interaction of WeChat use intensity, upward social comparison on social interaction of WeChat, rumination, antenatal depression, and control variables. The mediation analysis was performed through Model 6 from the PROCESS macro 4.0 in SPSS 26.
resultsResults from 2661 participants showed that antenatal depression was unrelated to social interaction of WeChat use intensity (P=.54), but was significantly positively related to the attitude toward social interaction of WeChat (P=.01). The direct effect of attitude toward social interaction of WeChat use on antenatal depression was not statistically significant (β=-.03, P=.05). The results supported an indirect relationship between attitude toward social interaction of WeChat use and antenatal depression via (1) upward social comparison on social interaction of WeChat (indirect effect value=0.04, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.06); (2) rumination (indirect effect value=-0.02, 95% CI -0.04 to -0.01); and (3) upward social comparison on social interaction of WeChat and rumination in sequence (indirect effect value=0.07, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.08).
conclusionsOur findings highlight the necessity of focusing on attitudes toward SNS use, and the importance of upward social comparison and rumination in understanding the effect of SNS use on antenatal depression.
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