November 30, 2025Journal of Sleep Research

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

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OAOli Ahmed ADAmy Dawel EWErin I. Walsh

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Longitudinal analysis shows that sleep problems increase social media use in young adults from Bangladesh, indicating possible coping strategies involved.

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Sleep problems predict higher social media use primarily for coping and escapism.
Insomnia contributes to social media use for decreasing negative emotions and seeking social support.
Multilevel mediation analyses confirm motives play a significant role in social media use behavior.
Findings highlight the need for interventions addressing sleep issues to reduce reliance on social media.

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Ahmed et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9d931d383f2b2a379e4e https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70254

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Longitudinal analysis shows that sleep problems increase social media use in young adults from Bangladesh, indicating possible coping strategies involved.

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

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

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