Association of Excessive WeChat Use with Mental Disorders

A Representative Nationwide Study in China

Bibliographic Data

ID15329358
AuthorsWeifang Zhang (0000-0002-0769-3749, Weifang Zhang, Professor, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China, corresponding author), Xiaozhao Y Yang (0000-0001-7354-7208, Sun Yat-sen University), Tingzhong Yang (0000-0001-9182-1055, Tingzhong Yang, Professor, Women's Hospital/Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China;, Email: [email protected]), Joan L Bottorff (0000-0001-9724-5351, University of British Columbia), Sihui Peng (0000-0003-0660-537X, Jinan University), Lingwei Yu (Lingwei Yu, Research Assistant, Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hang-zhou, China), Randall R Cottrell (0000-0001-8733-9127, Randall R. Cottrell, Professor (Retired), Public Health, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, United States;, Email: [email protected])
Year2021
Volume45
Issue6
Pages1002-1015
Publication date2021-11-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.45.6.5
PMID34969412
OpenAlexW4205577372
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This study provides new evidence that excessive WeChat use is associated with mental disorders. These findings underscore the importance of alerting people to the possible health risks of excessive social media use

Association (psychology · China · MEDLINE · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Suicide prevention · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mental Health via Writing

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