Media Use and Its Associations With Paranoia in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Ecological Momentary Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paranoia is a spectrum of fear-related experiences that spans diagnostic categories and is influenced by social and cognitive factors. The extent to which social media and other types of media use are associated with paranoia remains unclear.

Objective

We aimed to examine associations between media use and paranoia at the within- and between-person levels.

Methods

Participants were 409 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar disorder. Measures included sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at baseline, followed by ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) collected 3 times daily over 30 days. EMA evaluated paranoia and 5 types of media use: social media, television, music, reading or writing, and other internet or computer use. Ge

SUBMITTER: Paquin V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11238023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature