Does social networking sites use predict mental health and sleep problems when prior problems and loneliness are taken into account? A population-based prospective study
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Highlights：
• On a bivariate level, SNS-use predict mental health problems and sleep problems on the short and long term.
• When controlling for previous mental health and sleep problems and loneliness, SNS-use does not or hardly predict problems.
• Different age groups and those with low or high levels of previous loneliness, show a similar pattern.
• High levels of SNS may be more a symptom than a cause of mental health and sleep problems.
摘要
•On a bivariate level, SNS-use predict mental health problems and sleep problems on the short and long term.•When controlling for previous mental health and sleep problems and loneliness, SNS-use does not or hardly predict problems.•Different age groups and those with low or high levels of previous loneliness, show a similar pattern.•High levels of SNS may be more a symptom than a cause of mental health and sleep problems.
论文关键词：Social networks sites,Social media,Mental health,Sleep problems,Loneliness,Age
论文评审过程：Received 21 April 2018, Revised 25 November 2018, Accepted 26 November 2018, Available online 29 November 2018, Version of Record 20 December 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.11.047
