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Investigating the relationship of screen time and depressive symptoms and moderation by loneliness in young adults
Lüthgen, J.H. (2022) Investigating the relationship of screen time and depressive symptoms and moderation by loneliness in young adults.
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| Abstract: | Depressive symptoms among young adults are steadily increasing in the past decades. This study aimed to investigate the influence of smartphone and social media screen time on this trend. Additionally, the moderating influence of loneliness on the relationship was investigated. The study was based on data gathered by an online survey, which contained the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the UCLA Loneliness scale and a questionnaire to assess the screen times of 87 participants. A correlational analysis between depressive symptoms and smartphone and social media screen time measurements, as well as a moderation analysis of loneliness were performed. The analysis resulted in a significant weak correlation (r(85)=.27, p=.013) between social media screen time and depressive symptoms and no correlation between smartphone screen time and depressive symptoms. The moderation analysis did also not substantiate the hypothesized moderation effect of loneliness on the relationship between screen time and depressive, but instead indicated that the initial correlation diminishes, once loneliness is introduced. Therefore, screen time is proposed to be solely associated with loneliness and not depressive symptoms. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89385 |
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