Effects of a 14-day social media abstinence on mental health and well-being: results from an experimental study.

BMC Psychol · 2024 · PMC10936093 · PMID 38481298

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almost significantp = .0597so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Model 1 revealed an almost significant increase in body area satisfaction during the intervention (b = 0.698, t(136.24) = 1.899, p = .0597) and no change afterwards.

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an overall trendno p-value reported

Depression and anxiety symptoms, PSU, trait and state FoMO, and loneliness, showed a decrease during the overall intervention time but no difference between the investigated groups could be observed (hence this was an overall trend).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

While some results were directionally clear, they did not reach statistical significance in the present work.

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