Improve mental health among those who faced childhood maltreatment and use social media during COVID-19.

Study included 18-20 year-olds, mainly white females. 

New Mexico Highlands University

This results in higher PTSD and depression.  

Direct relationship between childhood maltreatment and social media use during COVID-19.

Price, M., Legrand, A. C., Brier, Z. M. F., van Stolk-Cooke, K., Peck, K., Dodds, P. S., Danforth, C. M., & Adams, Z. W. (2022). Doomscrolling during COVID-19: The negative association between daily social and traditional media consumption and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi-org.proxy.wichita.edu/10.1037/tra0001202 

Doomscrolling during COVID-19: The negative association between daily social and traditional media consumption and mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

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