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  • Psychology
  • Computational Social Science
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Affective expressions on social media are linked to depression.
  • Understanding longitudinal affect patterns can reveal cognitive vulnerability.
  • Chinese social media platform Weibo is a key data source.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the longitudinal pattern of affect on Weibo.
  • To identify language predictive of depression symptoms.
  • To explore the relationship between social media affect and depression risk.

Main Methods:

  • Collected self-reported CES-D scores from 1,664 Chinese Weibo users.
  • Analyzed 3 years of Weibo posts preceding surveys.
  • Visualized affect patterns and analyzed language use in relation to life events.

Main Results:

  • Users with high depression symptoms used more negative and positive affective words prior to symptom onset.
  • Increased negative affect words and stressful life events predicted higher depression risk.
  • Ruminations included problem-solving skills despite a negative focus.

Conclusions:

  • Social media affect patterns indicate cognitive vulnerability for depression.
  • Specific language use and life events are significant predictors of depression risk.
  • Findings enhance understanding of social media's role in mental health.