2024-01-25 バッファロー大学(UB)
◆この研究は、ソーシャルメディアが身体的および精神的な健康に悪影響を与える可能性があることを示唆し、将来の研究でそのメカニズムを理解する必要があると指摘しています。ソーシャルメディアの使用と炎症との関係は、日常生活でのソーシャルメディア利用の普及を考慮すると、重要な研究の一環です。
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- https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/01/lee-social-media-use-inflammation-over-time.html
- https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46309
ソーシャルメディアの使用と炎症の生物学的マーカーとの同時およびその後の関係: 短期縦断研究 Social Media Use and Its Concurrent and Subsequent Relation to a Biological Marker of Inflammation: Short-Term Longitudinal Study
David Lee, Tao Jiang, Jennifer Crocker, Baldwin Way
Journal of Medical Internet Research Published: February 07, 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2196/46309
Abstract
Background:Although many studies have examined the impact of social media use (SMU) on mental health, very few studies have examined the association of SMU with health-relevant biomarkers.
Objective:Addressing this gap, we conducted a short-term longitudinal study examining the link between SMU and C-reactive protein (CRP), a biological marker of systemic inflammation predictive of major depression, chronic diseases, and mortality.
Methods:We measured college students’ weekly amount of SMU for 5 consecutive weeks objectively via the Screen Time app and collected blood samples at baseline and 5 weeks later.
Results:In separate cross-sectional analyses conducted at phase 1 (baseline) and at phase 2 (5 weeks after baseline), objective SMU had a positive, concurrent association with CRP at both time points. Critically, in a longitudinal analysis, more SMU between phase 1 and phase 2 predicted increased CRP between these time points, suggesting that increased SMU led to heightened inflammation during that period.
Conclusions:Although more research is needed to understand why SMU led to higher inflammation, the association between objective SMU and a marker of a biological process critical to physical health presents an intriguing opportunity for future research on social media effects.
