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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Science
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Self-reported social media use is common in research.
  • Its accuracy against objective data, especially in eating disorder populations, is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare self-reported TikTok use frequency with objective behavioral data.
  • To assess the validity of self-reports in individuals with and without eating disorders.

Main Methods:

  • 103 participants, including 42 with eating disorders, completed a TikTok use frequency survey.
  • Objective data included videos delivered, likes, sessions, and "binge scroll" sessions (>1 hour).
  • Spearman correlations and negative binomial regressions analyzed associations.

Main Results:

  • Self-reports showed moderate to strong correlations with objective measures (videos delivered: ρ=0.55; liked: ρ=0.59; sessions: ρ=0.65; binge scrolls: ρ=0.47).
  • Objective use varied widely within self-reported categories (e.g., "sometimes" users differed by nearly 200-fold in videos delivered).
  • Eating disorder status did not significantly moderate the accuracy of self-reports.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported social media frequency is correlated with objective use but significantly compresses behavioral variability.
  • Caution is advised when interpreting self-reports, particularly for clinically relevant exposure magnitudes.
  • Objective data collection is recommended whenever feasible for accurate assessment.