Anxiety-inducing Facebook behavior is associated with higher rates of upper respiratory infection in college-aged users

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Highlights:

• Associations between Facebook use and immune function were examined.

• Health practices and psychological processes were also examined.

• Subjects were followed for 10 weeks to track incidence of URI.

• Facebook associated anxiety was associated with increased log-ins/day.

• Anxiety-linked behavior patterns were also associated with poorer health.

摘要

•Associations between Facebook use and immune function were examined.•Health practices and psychological processes were also examined.•Subjects were followed for 10 weeks to track incidence of URI.•Facebook associated anxiety was associated with increased log-ins/day.•Anxiety-linked behavior patterns were also associated with poorer health.

论文关键词:Social media,Facebook,Anxiety,URI

论文评审过程:Received 20 September 2016, Revised 22 June 2017, Accepted 17 July 2017, Available online 20 July 2017, Version of Record 22 July 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.022