TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive and negative experiences on social media and perceived social isolation
AU - Primack, Brian
AU - Karim, Sabrina
AU - Shensa, Ariel
AU - Bowman, Nicholas
AU - Knight, Jennifer
AU - Sidani, Jaime
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Purpose:To examine the association between positive and negative experiences on social media (SM) and perceived social isolation (PSI).Design:Cross-sectional survey.Setting:One large mid-Atlantic University.Participants:A total of 1178 students aged 18 to 30 were recruited in August 2016.Measures:Participants completed an online survey assessing SM use and PSI. We assessed positive and negative experiences on SM by directly asking participants to estimate what percentage of their SM experiences involved positive and negative experiences, respectively. Social isolation was measured using the established Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Information System scale.Analysis:We used multivariable logistic regression to assess associations between both positive and negative experiences on SM and PSI. Primary models controlled for sex, age, race/ethnicity, educational status, relationship status, and living situation.Results:Participants had an average age of 20.9 (st
AB - Purpose:To examine the association between positive and negative experiences on social media (SM) and perceived social isolation (PSI).Design:Cross-sectional survey.Setting:One large mid-Atlantic University.Participants:A total of 1178 students aged 18 to 30 were recruited in August 2016.Measures:Participants completed an online survey assessing SM use and PSI. We assessed positive and negative experiences on SM by directly asking participants to estimate what percentage of their SM experiences involved positive and negative experiences, respectively. Social isolation was measured using the established Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Information System scale.Analysis:We used multivariable logistic regression to assess associations between both positive and negative experiences on SM and PSI. Primary models controlled for sex, age, race/ethnicity, educational status, relationship status, and living situation.Results:Participants had an average age of 20.9 (st
U2 - 10.1177/0890117118824196
DO - 10.1177/0890117118824196
M3 - Article
SP - 859
EP - 868
JO - American Journal of Health Promotion
JF - American Journal of Health Promotion
ER -