Study included 18-20 year-olds, mainly white females. 

Participants of study of childhood maltreatment and social media use during COVID-19

This results in higher PTSD and depression.  

New Mexico Highlands University

Researchers believe that individuals were more likely to use social media during peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, different motivation for connecting with others on social media could explain different mental health outcomes. 

Social Media Use in COVID-19 Pandemic

Price, M., Legrand, A. C., Brier, Z. M. F., van Stolk-Cooke, K., Peck, K., Dodds, P. S., Danforth, C. M., & Adams, Z. W. (2022). Doomscrolling during COVID-19: The negative association between daily social and traditional media consumption and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi-org.proxy.wichita.edu/10.1037/tra0001202 

Doomscrolling during COVID-19: The negative association between daily social and traditional media consumption and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of diseases by creating physical distance between people and reducing the number of contact points

Social Distancing

Those who used social media during the COVID-19 pandemic to decrease loneliness and for entertainment were more likely to have poorer mental health outcomes. Those who used social media for personal contact and maintaining relationships had associations with better mental health outcomes. 

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