Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep and Problematic Social Media Use: Mediating Role of the Motives for Social Media Use

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Analysis shows sleep problems directly impact social media use in young adults, suggesting coping motives may enhance dependency.

Problematic social media use is significantly influenced by sleep quality and insomnia symptoms.
Insomnia mediated 41% and poor sleep quality 71% of the association with social media use motives.
Participants from Bangladesh completed surveys assessing social media use, sleep, and mental health.
Findings highlight the need to address sleep issues to manage social media dependency effectively.

Ahmed et al. (2025) studied this question.

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