Sarah El Hayek, Sahar Obeid, Rima Kazan, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Georges Haddad
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摘要
背景介绍青春期是一个关键时期,在此期间,心理健康问题(包括抑郁症和身体畸形症状)以及成瘾行为(如问题社交媒体的使用)的发生率呈上升趋势,令人担忧。本研究旨在探讨抑郁症在社交媒体使用问题和身体畸形问题之间的中介作用:本研究采用横断面设计,在 2023 年 12 月至 2024 年 1 月期间从黎巴嫩各省共招募了 336 名 15 至 18 岁的黎巴嫩青少年,平均年龄为(15.69 ± 1.10)岁,其中 63.4% 为女性。统计分析使用 SPSS 程序第 25 版进行。两个分类变量的比较采用卡方检验(Chi-square test),两个均值的检验采用学生 t 检验(Student t test)。利用 SPSS 的附加软件 PROCESS MACRO 的模型 4 进行中介分析:结果:在对年龄和性别进行调整后,发现抑郁症对社交媒体使用问题与身体畸形问题之间的关联起到了部分中介作用(间接效应:Beta = .48;Boot SE = .08;Boot CI .33;.65)。较高的 PSMU 与较多的抑郁明显相关,与较多的身体畸形问题直接相关:本研究首次表明,抑郁可能是社交媒体使用问题与身体畸形障碍之间关系的中介因素。认识到这一调解因素的可塑性,或许能为精神疗法提供新的理解,因为精神疗法的对象是那些在以成瘾模式使用社交媒体时可能表现出畸形症状的人。
Mediating effect of depression between problematic social media use and body dysmorphic concerns in adolescents.
Background: Adolescence is a critical period during which there is a concerning rise in the incidence of mental health problems, including depression and body dysmorphic concerns symptoms, as well as addictive behaviors such as problematic social media use. The objective of this research is to examine the role of depression as a mediator between problematic social media use and body dysmorphic concerns.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design and recruited a total of 336 Lebanese adolescents, aged 15 to 18, with an average age of 15.69 ± 1.10 years and 63.4% of them being female, from all governorates of Lebanon between the months of December 2023 and January 2024. The statistical analysis was performed utilizing version 25 of the SPSS program. Two categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square test, and two means were examined using the Student t test. Model 4 of the PROCESS MACRO, an add-on for SPSS, was utilized to conduct the mediation analysis.
Results: After adjusting for age and sex, depression was found to partially mediate the association between problematic social media use and body dysmorphic concerns (indirect effect: Beta = .48; Boot SE = .08; Boot CI .33; .65). Higher PSMU was significantly associated with more depression and directly associated with more body dysmorphic concerns.
Conclusion: This study has shown, for the first time that depression may act as a mediator in the relationship between problematic social media use and Body dysmorphic disorder. Recognizing this malleable factor as a mediator might provide new understanding for psychiatric therapies conducted on persons who are likely to display signs of dysmorphia when they utilize social media in an addictive pattern.