TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Relationship between problematic social media usage and employee depression: a moderated mediation model of mindfulness and fear of CoViD-19
JO  - Frontiers in psychology
A1  - Fatima, Tasneem
A1  - Irshad, Muhammad
A1  - Majeed, Mehwish
A1  - Hassan, Muhammad Mubbashar
A1  - Khan, Jabran
SP  - e557987
EP  - e557987
VL  - 11
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-1078
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.557987
ID  - ref1
ER  -