A review on the relationship between social media usage, social media depressive symptoms among university students

Mohamed Izam, Nur Amni Aqilah and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Nawawi, Junita (2019) A review on the relationship between social media usage, social media depressive symptoms among university students. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 33 (2). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2289-8174

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Abstract

University students were found to have high depressive symptoms, and one of the contributing factors may be social media usage. Multiple studies have found mixed results regarding the relationship between social media usage and depressive symptoms. Some studies found a significant negative relationship between social media usage and depressive symptoms, while several others found an indirect significant relationship or no relationship between these two variables. The difference may be due to other factors such as individuals sharing their positive and negative experiences on social media. Sharing positive experience was found to reduce negative affect (e.g. depression) while sharing negative experience was found to increase negative affect. Therefore, this literature review aims to review these topics, specifically, (1) the relationship between social media usage and depressive symptoms, (2) the relationship between social sharing and depressive symptoms, and (3) to integrate a possible explanation related to the relationship between social media usage, social sharing, and depressive symptoms.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5374/80170
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Social Media, Media Sharing, Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Affect
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1176 Social influence. Social pressure
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Date Deposited:	28 Apr 2020 10:23
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2020 10:23
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/80170

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