Social Media Networking Sites Usage and Depression Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Roles of Social Anxiety and Loneliness

The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased psychological issues such as excessive social media networking sites usage (SMNSU), loneliness, social anxiety, and depression. In this quantitative study, we examined how SMNSU can directly and indirectly influence depression, with loneliness...

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Main Authors: Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Zaheer Asghar, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Muhammad Rafiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-08-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221107633