Exploring the relation between media usage frequency and anxiety among Chinese residents: a latent profile analysis.

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Frontiers in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-03-11 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1475626

Yi Guo, Zhuliu Gong, Ziyi Zhang, Baotong Ma, Ruitong Xia, Yuanwei Lu, Jingwen Liu, Hanjia Xin, Yumeng Cao, Saier Yang, Runqing Li, Yi Liu, Siyuan Fan

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Abstract

Objective: This study investigates the relationship between media usage patterns and anxiety levels, specifically examining how different media usage profiles influence anxiety across various demographic groups.

Methodology: A total of 11,031 respondents from 120 cities across China were classified into three media usage profiles-Traditional Media-Dominant Users, New Media-Dominant Users, and Omni-Media Users-using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) based on their media usage frequency. Demographic covariates were excluded during the initial profiling to ensure the analysis focused solely on media usage patterns. Multiple linear regression analyses were then conducted to examine the relationship between media usage types and anxiety levels. Finally, factors influencing anxiety across the different media usage profiles were explored separately.

Results: The analysis revealed that both Traditional Media-Dominant and Omni-Media Users exhibited significantly higher levels of anxiety compared to New Media-Dominant Users. Factors such as geographic region, health literacy, income, debt, employment stability, and property ownership showed varying effects on anxiety across the profiles. Additionally, perceived stress and depression were identified as consistent, positive predictors of anxiety in all media usage groups.

Conclusions: Compared to New Media-Dominant Users, both Traditional Media-Dominant and Omni-Media Users exhibited stronger associations with anxiety. These findings suggest that anxiety is influenced by multiple intersecting factors across media usage profiles, highlighting the need for tailored interventions that consider individuals' specific media engagement patterns.

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Frontiers in Psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

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6.20

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8.50%

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2813

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal''s mission is to use translational approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.