Trial reportScientific reports2023
Social-networks use as adaptive or maladaptive strategy for coping with stress.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mindfulness programs for problematic usage of the internet: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Pooled it
- Transformative moderation: Self-control redefines the relationship between social media usage perception and academic burnout among high-achieving adolescents.The British journal of educational psychology · 2026Article
- Social Media Use Soon After Waking and Depression Among U.S. Adults.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Psychological correlates of problematic short video use risk profiles: A latent profile and network analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship among short-form video addiction, self-control, and emotional symptoms in college students: a network analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal association between problematic social media use and school refusal among adolescents: a random intercept cross-lagged panel model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- The relationship between sport motivation and problematic social networking sites use among adolescents: a study integrating mediation modeling and network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Smartphone Addiction on PTSD Symptoms Among South African University Students: Resilience as a Protective Factor.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of acute psychosocial stress on cue-reactivity, attentional bias and implicit associations in women with problematic social network use: An experimental study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- The Spanish Version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS): Validity, Reliability and Measurement Invariance Across Gender in a Sample of Young Adults.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS).Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Social networks are frequently used to distract, procrastinate, or cope with stress. We aimed to investigate how (problematic) social-networks use affect stress perception in interaction with different stress recovery conditions. A total of 104 participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Three groups underwent a stress induction with subsequent stress recovery via (1) using Facebook, (2) reading magazines, or (3) waiting. Another group (4) waited without stress induction. Stress perception was repeatedly assessed with the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory. Facebook use and reading magazines decreased acute stress indicating adaptive coping strategies. Stress-recovery conditions and symptom severity showed significant interactions. Facebook use was not effective for individuals with high symptom severity in contrast to non-digital strategies or for individuals with low symptom severity. The usage of social networks may be an adaptive strategy for coping with stress for some people, it is maladaptive for individuals having a problematic usage.
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