Does Social Media Use Increase Depressive Symptoms? A Reverse Causation Perspective

Andree Hartanto; Frosch Y. X. Quek; Germaine Y. Q. Tng; Jose C. Yong

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.641934

Does Social Media Use Increase Depressive Symptoms? A Reverse Causation Perspective

Andree Hartanto^*, Frosch Y. X. Quek, Germaine Y. Q. Tng, Jose C. Yong

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Original language	English
Article number	641934
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.641934
Publication status	Published - 23 Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

social media
depression
adolescent
reverse causation
screen time

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