INTRODUCTION
1-Improving one’s mental health can also improve their overall health and physical well-being.
2-Lower generalized trust can negatively affect one’s mental health. Also, problematic social media use correlates to poorer mental health.
3-Generalized trust is defined as a willingness to be vulnerable to the actions of other
4-. A greater level of PSS often leads to satisfactory social interaction and consequently results in improved mental health and the avoidance of psychological distress.
5-Problematic social media usage relates to psychological distress, like stress, anxiety, and depression.
6-Problematic social media use is now a public issue over the past decade on a global level.
7-Problematic social media can lead to lower trust and lower PSS.
METHODS
8- These health studies were made in health centers and houses in Iran.
9- All participants provided consent and a baseline questionnaire of problematic social media.
MEASURES
10-Measured using the BSMAS to assess the scale of problematic social media.
11-GTS is measured on a 5 point Likert scale.
12-MSPSS is measured on a 7 point Likert scale.
13-OHQ-SF (happiness) measured on a 6 point Likert scale.
14- HADS measured on a 4 point scale.
15-SF-12 measured on a 4-6 point scale to assess the quality of life.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
16-Statistics were used to examine the socio-demographic features of the participants.
17-Generalized trust was negatively related to depression.
18-The mediation models show that problematic social media use had a negative effect on happiness directly.
DISCUSSION
19-Problematic social media effects on happiness consisted of direct effects and indirect effects on both generalized trust and PSS.
20-Problematic social media use results in negative social comparisons and poor sleep.
21- Idea of FoMO Deuces problems concerning generalized trust and PSS.
22-Generalized trust is related to mental health including elevated happiness improve mental quality of life reduced anxiety and decrease depression.
23-Greater level of social support means that they have satisfactory social interaction, good mental health, and little psychological distress
24-Generalized trust had a small to large effect on mental health & PSS had a medium to large effect on mental health.
25-Future studies are needed with a longitudinal design for further clarification.
CONCLUSION
26-With less problematic social media use, an individual may have better mental health and lower psychological distress.
QUOTES
- “Literature further shows and suggests that mental health can be a basis and a reciprocal consequence of an individual’s overall health, including physical wellness and social burden.2,3 Indeed, a large-scale study conducted in Taiwan showed that mental health problems (ie psychological symptoms) might lead to lowered quality of life in various domains (social, physical, and environmental) among 1080 healthy workers.4”
- “Previous empirical studies have demonstrated that poor mental health is related to lower generalized trust,5,6 lower perceived social support (PSS)7 and problematic social media use.8 Consequently, higher levels of both generalized trust and PSS are related to better mental health (including increased happiness, elevated mental quality of life, reduced anxiety and decreased depression). On the other hand, problematic social media use is related to poorer mental health”
- “problematic social media use is a significant factor greatly related to poor mental health.51,52 Moreover, Wong et al52 proposed that problematic social media use may result in functional impairment, negative social comparison, excessive escapism, and poor sleep.”