Associations between Social Media Use and Sleep Quality in China:Exploring the Mediating Role of Social Media Addiction

作     者：Yijie Ye Han Wang Liujiang Ye Hao Gao 

作者机构：School of Journalism and CommunicationNanjing Normal UniversityNanjing210097China School of Journalism and CommunicationJinan UniversityGuangzhou510632China 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》 (国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第26卷第5期

页      面：361-376页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100205[医学-精神病与精神卫生学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the Declaration of Helsinki and has received ethical approval from the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of Nanjing Normal University(IRB Number:NNU2022060054) 

主　　题：Social media use social media addiction sleep quality 

摘      要：Sleep quality is closely linked to people’s health,and during the COVID-19 pandemic,the sleep patterns of residents in China were notably *** lockdown in China led to an increase in social media use,prompting questions about its impact on ***,this study investigates the association between social media use and sleep quality among Chinese residents during the COVID-19 outbreak,highlighting the potential mediating role of social media *** were collected via questionnaires through a cross-sectional survey with 779 valid *** analysis was used to test for differences in social media use among different demographic *** correlation analysis was employed to explore the relationships between variables,while regression analysis investigated the correlations between various media factors and sleep ***,Bootstrap sampling was utilized to analyze the potential mediating influence of social media addiction in the relationship between social media use and *** study s findings reveal a significant correlation between social media use,particularly before bedtime,and sleep quality(p0.01),with pre-sleep activity notably linked to poorer overall sleep scores(β=0.141,p=0.004).Although the daily use of social media did not directly impact most individuals’sleep quality,specific platforms like news apps,short video apps,dating apps,and content community platforms were associated with higher levels of social media addiction,subsequently negatively affecting sleep ***,the use of news apps(B=0.068,95%CI[0.000,0.019]),short video apps(B=0.112,95%CI[0.001,0.031]),dating apps(B=0.147,95%CI[0.000,0.028]),and content community platforms(B=0.106,95%CI[0.001,0.028])was found to increase the risk of social media addiction,subsequently leading to adverse effects on sleep *** study underscores a notable link between social media use and sleep quality,suggesting that mindful social media habits,pa