只有在线友中披露亲密信息可以预测青少年的抑郁症状
Zelal Kilic1, Anne J Maheux2, Jacqueline Nesi3,4
1Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
概括
青少年仅在线友 (OOFs) 与抑郁症状存在相关性. 然而,这些数字友中的亲密披露可能预测未来青少年抑郁症的增加.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 青少年发展 青少年发展
- 数字通信数字通信
背景情况:
- 青少年越来越多地形成在线友 (OOF),仅限于数字平台.
- 海外金融机构可能提供社会支持,但也可能取代面对面的互动或增加在线风险.
- OOFs对青少年心理健康的情感影响需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查OOF之间的纵向关联,这些友中的亲密披露,以及青少年的抑郁症状.
- 了解OOF的存在及其内部披露的性质如何与随时间变化的抑郁症状有关.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向研究涉及1089名年龄在13-19岁的青少年.
- 参与者在两个时间点 (2019年10月和2020年2月) 完成了在线调查.
- 收集的数据包括OOF状态,OOF内部的亲密披露水平和抑郁症状,控制人口学变量.
主要成果:
- 在最初的时间点上,OOF状态和抑郁症状之间发现了显著的相关性.
- 时间1的OOF状态在时间2没有显著预测抑郁症状,反之亦然.
- 在OOFs中,在第一时间更高的私密披露水平预测了第二时间抑郁症状的增加.
结论:
- 虽然仅仅在线友的存在可能与抑郁症状有关,但它似乎不是一个纵向预测因素.
- 只有在线友中的亲密披露是随着时间的推移增加抑郁症状的重要预测因素.
- 调查结果强调了互动质量的重要性,特别是关于青少年心理健康的在线友的亲密披露.
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