@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between problematic social media usage and employee depression: a moderated mediation model of mindfulness and fear of CoViD-19",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2020",
author="Fatima, Tasneem and Irshad, Muhammad and Majeed, Mehwish and Hassan, Muhammad Mubbashar and Khan, Jabran",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e557987-e557987",
abstract="Social media plays a significant role in modern life, but excessive use of it during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a source of concern. Supported by the conservation  of resources theory, the current study extends the literature on problematic social  media usage during COVID-19 by investigating its association with emotional and  mental health outcomes. In a moderated mediation model, this study proposes that  problematic social media use by workers during COVID-19 is linked to fear of  COVID-19, which is further associated with depression. The current study tested  trait mindfulness as an important personal resource that may be associated with  reduced fear of COVID-19 despite problematic social media use. The study collected  temporally separate data to avoid common method bias. Pakistani employees (N = 267)  working in different organizations completed a series of survey questionnaires. The  results supported the moderated mediation model, showing that problematic social  media use during the current pandemic is linked to fear of COVID-19 and depression  among employees. Furthermore, trait mindfulness was found to be an important buffer,  reducing the negative indirect association between problematic social media use and  depression through fear of COVID-19. These results offer implications for  practitioners. The limitations of this study and future research directions are also  discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2020.557987",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.557987"
}