Association between using social media wechat and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older people: findings from a national survey

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Unlike the popularity of social media in Western countries, WeChat is a predominant multipurpose social media platform widely used in China, with over one billion monthly active users. The authors aimed to 1) assess the characteristics and health status of the study sample using social media WeChat among people aged 45 and older and 2) identify the association between social media WeChat usage and depressive symptoms among these people. The authors excluded the individuals with depressive symptoms in 2015 to make an approximate causal effect by setting WeChat usage time before or at least . . .

 



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