Social media addiction as a mediator of the associations between fear of COVID-19, mental health symptoms, and problematic alcohol use

Social media addiction as a mediator of the associations between fear of COVID-19, mental health symptoms, and problematic alcohol use

BackgroundFear of COVID-19 is a risk factor for anxiety and depressive symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic, drinking to cope with psychological distress has been proposed as a key mechanism leading to problematic drinking. The goal of this study was to test social media addiction as a mediator li...

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Main Authors: Jeremy W. Luk, Daniel W. Geda, Bethany L. Stangl, Cecilia Cheng, Melanie L. Schwandt, David Goldman, Nancy Diazgranados, Vijay A. Ramchandani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
alcohol
behavioral addiction
stress and coping
fear of COVID-19
mental health
social media
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1268890/full

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