The Influence of Social Media on Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Risks
Authors
Qihang Ji1, *
1School of Journalism and Communication, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 510006, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 20191303641@gdufs.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Qihang Ji
Available Online 1 June 2022.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.233How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Social media; Mental health; COVID-19
- Abstract
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, people’s lifestyle has changed, and much of people’s work and learning has moved to online platforms in order to reduce direct physical contact, so people spend more time on the Internet than before. Based on searching for recent peer reviewed publications in data sources, this study summarizes some of the current research on the influence of social media on people’s mental health during COVID-19. Through social media platforms, people can obtain corresponding peer support and alleviate the loneliness caused by staying at home. However, at the same time, people spend more time on social media may lead to the phenomenon of addiction to social media use, and it also may cause negative emotions.
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Qihang Ji PY - 2022 DA - 2022/06/01 TI - The Influence of Social Media on Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Risks BT - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1291 EP - 1294 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.233 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.233 ID - Ji2022 ER -