Predicting Psychological Symptoms When Facebook's Digital Well-being Features Are Used: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has linked social media usage to poorer mental health. To address these concerns, social media platforms have introduced digital well-being tools to help users monitor their engagement. Nonetheless, little is known about the effectiveness of these tools.

Objective

In this study, we focused on Facebook to assess users' awareness and usage of the following six Facebook well-being tools: the Unfollow, Snooze, Off-Facebook Activity, Your Time on Facebook, Set Daily Reminders, and Notification Settings features. Additionally, we examined whether the use of these tools was associated with better mental health outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 598 Facebook users. The survey comprised questions about (1) baseline Facebook use

SUBMITTER: Barsova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468917 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature