@article{ref1,
title="Real-life closeness of social media contacts and depressive symptoms among university students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2018",
author="Shensa, Ariel and Sidani, Jaime E. and Escobar-Viera, César G. and Chu, Kar-Hai and Bowman, Nicholas David and Knight, Jennifer M. and Primack, Brian A.",
volume="66",
number="8",
pages="747-753",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between degree of real-life closeness of social media (SM) contacts and depressive symptoms. PARTICIPANTS: Students ages 18-30 (N = 1124) were recruited in August 2016. <br><br>METHODS: Participants completed an online survey assessing SM use and depression. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess associations between real-life closeness of SM contacts and depressive symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS: After controlling for covariates, each 10% increase in the proportion of SM friends with whom participants had no face-to-face relationship was associated with a 9% increase in odds of depressive symptoms (AOR = 1.09; 95% CI = 1.05-1.13). However, each 10% increase in the proportion of SM friends with whom participants had a close face-to-face relationship was associated with a 7% decrease in depressive symptoms (AOR = 0.93; 95% CI = 0.89-0.97). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Having no in-person relationship with SM contacts is associated with increased depressive symptoms; however, having close in-person relationships with SM contacts is associated with decreased depressive symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2018.1440575",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1440575"
}