scholarly journals The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilie Schou Andreassen ◽  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1211
Author(s):  
Li-Te Lin ◽  
Kuan-Hao Tsui

The relationship between serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels has not been fully established. Therefore, we performed a large-scale cross-sectional study to investigate the association between serum DHEA-S and AMH levels. The study included a total of 2155 infertile women aged 20 to 46 years who were divided into four quartile groups (Q1 to Q4) based on serum DHEA-S levels. We found that there was a weak positive association between serum DHEA-S and AMH levels in infertile women (r = 0.190, p < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, serum DHEA-S levels positively correlated with serum AMH levels in infertile women (β = 0.103, p < 0.001). Infertile women in the highest DHEA-S quartile category (Q4) showed significantly higher serum AMH levels (p < 0.001) compared with women in the lowest DHEA-S quartile category (Q1). The serum AMH levels significantly increased across increasing DHEA-S quartile categories in infertile women (p = 0.014) using generalized linear models after adjustment for potential confounders. Our data show that serum DHEA-S levels are positively associated with serum AMH levels.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karan D'Souza ◽  
Lucy Henningham ◽  
Runyu Zou ◽  
Jessica Huang ◽  
Elizabeth O'Sullivan ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Fatma Esra Güneş ◽  
Şule Aktaç ◽  
Dicle Kargin

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between media using habits, frequency and duration, and body mass index on eating attitudes. Material and methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with female students who received nutrition and dietetics education in Istanbul. A questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), and Social Media Attitude Scale was applied to 1248 female volunteers by the face-to-face interview method.Results: It was found that 35.7% of the participants had abnormal eating attitudes and 89.6% showed a positive attitude towards social media. 93.7% of the group with abnormal eating attitudes indicated a positive attitude towards social media, 0.4% had a negative attitude and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). It was observed that a significant difference between EAT-40 and thought of an eating problem, having a social media membership, and spending time on social media (p<0.05).Conclusions: Social media have an effect on nutrition dietetics students on abnormal eating attitude; it did not show a significant effect on BMI.


10.2196/12619 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. e12619 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cavallo ◽  
Rock Lim ◽  
Karen Ishler ◽  
Maria Pagano ◽  
Rachel Perovsek ◽  
...  

Background The prevalence of social media use among youth and young adults suggests it is an appropriate platform for study recruitment from this population. Previous studies have examined the use of social media for recruitment, but few have compared platforms, and none, to our knowledge, have attempted to recruit cigarillo users. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different social media platforms and advertisement images for recruiting cigarillo users aged 14-28 years to complete a cigarillo use survey. Methods We obtained objective data for advertisement impressions for a 39-week social media recruitment campaign. Advertisements were targeted to users based on their age, geography, and interests. Effectiveness was defined as the percentage of approved surveys per advertising impression. Chi-square tests were performed to compare the effectiveness of different advertisement images and platforms. Results Valid survey completers (n=1089) were predominately older (25-28 years old, n=839, 77%). Of the 1089 survey completers, 568 (52%) identified as male, 335 (31%) as African American, and 196 (18%) as Hispanic. Advertisements delivered via Facebook/Instagram were more effective than Twitter; 311/1,027,738 (0.03%) vs 661/2,998,715 (0.02%); χ21=21.45, N=4,026,453); P<.001. Across platforms, ads featuring exclusively an image of cigarillos were more effective (397/682,994, 0.06%) than ads with images of individuals smoking (254/1,308,675, 0.02%), individuals not smoking (239/1,393,134, .02%), and groups not smoking (82/641,650, 0.01%); χ23133.73, N=4,026,453; P<.001. Conclusions The campaign was effective in recruiting a diverse sample representative of relevant racial/ethnic categories. Advertisements on Facebook were more effective than Twitter. Advertisements that featured an image of a cigarillo were consistently the most effective and should be considered by others recruiting cigarillo users via social media.


Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Sun Kim ◽  
Minji Kwon ◽  
Hyun Yi Lee ◽  
Nitin Shivappa ◽  
James R. Hébert ◽  
...  

In previous studies, the elevated dietary inflammatory index (DII®) scores have been consistently associated with several chronic diseases. However, the relationship with hyperuricemia remains unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if the DII is associated with hyperuricemia risk. The study included 13,701 participants (men 5102; women 8599) in a large-scale cross-sectional study in South Korea. A validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (SQFFQ) was used to measure dietary intake, and blood samples were obtained to determine hyperuricemia. As the DII score increased, the hyperuricemia risk increased among women (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.03–1.77, p trend = 0.02). However, no significant results were found for men. Women with lower BMI scores had higher risks of hyperuricemia with higher DII scores (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.05–2.52, p trend = 0.03). As the DII increased, however, only women who consumed alcohol (“past or current drinkers”) had higher risks of hyperuricemia (OR 1.92, 1.22–3.02, p trend = 0.004). Among the DII components, intake of flavonoids showed a significant association with the hyperuricemia risk in women (OR 0.75, 0.59–0.96, p trend = 0.03). Our results suggest that higher intake of pro-inflammatory diet is significantly associated with higher risk of hyperuricemia among women. These results reinforce the importance of less pro-inflammatory habitual dietary patterns in lowering the risk of hyperuricemia and secondary afflictions such as cardiovascular diseases.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
AdiMohammed Al Owaifeer ◽  
Omar Al Abbasi ◽  
Abdulaziz Al Taisan ◽  
BaderS Alqahtani ◽  
Khalid Alburayk ◽  
...  

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa Abd El-Meguid Hammed ◽  
Hanan Hany Elrassas ◽  
Amenah Soliman

Abstract Background To assess psychiatric comorbidities with video games addiction among medical students of faculty of medicine, Ain Shams university. Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. which examined the relationship between videogaming addiction scale subcategories and psychiatric co-morbidities in the studied subjects. The studied subjects were assessed by Fahmy & Sherbini sociodemographic scale, lemmens scale and ICD-10. Results The results showed that the subjects who were having mania were 2 subjects (6.7%), 4 subjects suffering from depression (13.3%), 5 subjects suffering from cyclothymia (16.7%), 19 subjects were free from psychiatric co-morbidities (63.3%) Conclusions video gaming addicts have psychiatric comorbidities that warrants awareness of clinicians and families.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirosha Elsem Varghese ◽  
Eugenio Santoro ◽  
Alessandra Lugo ◽  
Juan J Madrid-Valero ◽  
Simone Ghislandi ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND The use of technology and social media among adolescents are an increasingly prevalent phenomenon. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the relationship between frequency of the use of electronic devices and social media and sleep-onset difficulties among the Italian population. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the use of technology and social media, including Facebook and YouTube, and sleep-onset difficulties among adolescents from Lombardy, the most populous region in Italy. METHODS The relationship between use of technology and social media, and sleep-onset difficulties was investigated. Data came from the 2013-2014 wave of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a school-based cross-sectional study conducted on 3172 adolescents aged 11 to 15 years in Northern Italy. Information was collected on difficulties in falling asleep over the last 6 months. We estimated the odds ratios (OR) for sleep-onset difficulties and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), using logistic regression models after adjustment for major potential confounders. RESULTS The percentage of adolescents with sleep-onset difficulties were 34.3% overall, 29.7% in boys and 39.2% in girls. It was 30.3% in 11yo, 36.2% in 13yo and 37.3% in 15yo adolescents. Sleep onset difficulties were more frequent among adolescents with higher use of electronic device: for general use (OR for highest vs lowest tertile of use= 1.50; 95% CI: 1.21-1.85); use for playing games (OR= 1.35; 95% CI: 1.11-1.64); use of online social network (OR for always vs never or rarely= 1.40; 95% CI: 1.09-1.81); and YouTube (OR= 2.00; 95% CI: 1.50-2.66). CONCLUSIONS This study adds novel information about the relationship between sleep-onset difficulties and technology and social media in a representative sample of school-aged children from a geographical location that has not been included in studies of this type previously. Exposure to screen-based devices and online social media is significantly associated with adolescent sleep onset-difficulties. Interventions to create a well-coordinated parent and school centered strategy, thereby increasing awareness on the unfavorable effect of evolving technologies on sleep among adolescents are needed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1167-1174
Author(s):  
Qin Lang ◽  
Xiaojing Liu ◽  
Ying He ◽  
Qin Lv ◽  
Sibo Xu

Objective This present study aimed to investigate the relationship between working hours and anxiety/depression mood of medical staff in China during COVID-19 epidemic.<br/>Methods The cross-sectional interview study was conducted during the period between February 14th and February 29th, 2020. A total of 291 Chinese medical professionals were recruited from 4 cities and participated in the study.<br/>Results In 291 participants, 116 (40.0%) medical staff experienced anxiety and 151 (51.8%) underwent depressed mood. In male, the level of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores increased with the elevation of working hours per day (WHPD) (β=0.579, p=0.003 and β=0.943; p=0.001) respectively. In female, nonlinear relationship mode was demonstrated. The levels of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores increased with the elevation of working hours when it was above 5 hours (β=1.432; p<0.001 and β=1.177; p<0.001), but it did not have a significant association with WHPD when it was less than 5 (p>0.05).<br/>Conclusion During the COVID-19 epidemic, we found a strong correlation between the psychological mood and WHPD. The correlation followed different modes in male and female medical workers. Enforcing an upper time limit of WHPD may help decrease the risk of pandemic-related psychological problems in medical workers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Kezia Woran ◽  
Rina M Kundre ◽  
Ferlan A Pondaag

Abstract: Social media is an online platform through internet-based applications and most of the users are Adolescents. Adolescent habits of spending a long time using social media caused disruption of rest and sleep patterns resulting poor quality of sleepr. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the usage of social media and sleep quality of Adolescents in grade XI Mathematics and Sciences State Senior High School 1 Langowan. This study used descriptive analytic with Cross Sectional Study approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a total sample of 80 Adolescents. The Result of statistical test studies using the Fisher Exact test and obtained a significant value ρ = 0,000 < α = 0.05. This study concluded there was a relationship between the use of social media and sleep quality in adolescents in class XI Mathematics and Sciences State Senior High School 1 Langowan. This study recommend that adolescents will be able to reduce the use of social media and be able to manage the rest and sleep patterns, for schools and parents to continue watching and educating adolescents in using social media. Key Words : Social Media, Sleep Quality, Adolescents Abstrak: Media sosial merupakan sebuah media online melalui aplikasi berbasis internet dan untuk pengguna terbanyak adalah remaja. Kebiasaan remaja menghabiskan waktu yang cukup lama untuk menggunakan media sosial mengakibatkan terganggunya pola istirahat dan tidur sehingga kualitas tidur menjadi buruk. Tujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan Penggunaan  media sosial dengan Kualitas tidur pada remaja di kelas XI Matematika Ilmu Alam (MIA) SMA N 1 Langowan. Desain Penelitian yang digunakan yaitu Deskriptif Analitik dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional Study. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Purposive Sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 80 remaja. Hasil Penelitian uji statistik menggunakan uji Fisher Exact dan didapatkan nilai signifikan ρ Value = 0,000 < α = 0,05. Kesimpulan terdapat hubungan antara penggunaan media sosial dan kualitas tidur pada remaja dikelas XI Matematika Ilmu Alam (MIA) SMA N 1 Langowan. Saran diharapkan remaja mampu mengurangi penggunaan media sosial dan mampu memenejemen pola istirahat dan tidur, bagi pihak sekolah dan orang tua agar tetap mengawasi dan mengedukasi remaja dalam menggunakan media sosial.                       Kata Kunci : Media Sosial, Kualitas Tidur, Remaja


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