The association between psychological burden related to COVID-19 and addictive social media use: Testing the mediational role of anxious affect.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the normalcy of life. Similarly, social media use (SMU) has increased exponentially. This study examined the association between individuals' perception of the psychological burden related to the pandemic and addictive SMU.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and May 2021 in two national contexts, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Data were gathered from a sample of 1322 participants drawn from a university population who completed measures of psychological burden related to COVID-19, anxious affect, and addictive SMU. Preliminary analyses of the potential association between the study variables were conducted using bivariate correlations followed by a pre-specified mediation mode

SUBMITTER: Vally Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275704 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature