Comparison Between Problematic Use of Social Media and YouTube to Insomnia Among Iranian Adolescents: A Mediating Role of Psychological Distress

Overview

Journal Digit Health

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2024 Sep 30

PMID 39347513

Authors

Elahe Jafari

Po-Ching Huang

Fatemeh Zanjanchi

Marc N Potenza

Chung-Ying Lin

Amir H Pakpour

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Abstract

Objective: Problematic use of the internet has been linked to emotional and sleep concerns, although relationships with specific types of internet use are less well understood. YouTube, as an online platform with video-watching features, may attract individuals to spend considerable time, for those experiencing problematic use be termed problematic use of social media (PUSM) or problematic use of YouTube (PUY). Therefore, the present study investigated relationships between PUSM/PUY, psychological distress, and insomnia among the Iranian adolescents.

Methods: An online survey comprising Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, YouTube Addiction Scale, Depression, Anxiety, Stress-21 Scale, and Insomnia Severity Index recruited 1352 participants.

Results: Results of Hayes' Process Macro showed significant correlations between the two types of problematic use and insomnia, with psychological distress as a mediator (unstandardized coefficient = 0.096 and 0.100).

Conclusion: The findings implied the effect of psychological distress in mediating the relationships of PUSM and PUY to insomnia.

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