The present study aimed to understand the effects of a 1-week break from social media (SM) (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok) on well-being, depression, and anxiety compared with using SM as usual. We also aimed to understand whether time spent on different SM platforms mediates the relationship between SM cessation and well-being, depression, and anxiety. We randomly allocated 154 participants (mean age of 29.6 years) to either stop using SM (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok) for 1 week or continue to use SM as usual. At a 1-week follow-up, significant between-group differences in well-being (mean difference [MD] 4.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0–6.8), depression (MD −2.2, 95% CI −3.3 to −1.1), and anxiety (MD −1.7, 95% CI −2.8 to −0.6) in favor of the intervention group were observed, after controlling for baseline scores, age, and gender. The intervention effect on well-being was partially mediated by a reduction in total weekly self-reported minutes on SM. The intervention effect on depression and anxiety was partially mediated by a reduction in total weekly self-reported minutes on Twitter and TikTok, and TikTok alone, respectively. The present study shows that asking people to stop using SM for 1 week leads to significant improvements in well-being, depression, and anxiety. Future research should extend this to clinical populations and examine effects over the longer term.

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从社交媒体中休息一周可以改善幸福感、抑郁和焦虑：一项随机对照试验

本研究旨在了解与照常使用 SM 相比，社交媒体 (SM)（Facebook、Instagram、Twitter 和 TikTok）休息 1 周对幸福感、抑郁和焦虑的影响。我们还旨在了解在不同 SM 平台上花费的时间是否在 SM 停止与幸福感、抑郁和焦虑之间的关系中起中介作用。我们随机分配 154 名参与者（平均年龄 29.6 岁）停止使用 SM（Facebook、Twitter、Instagram 和 TikTok）1 周或继续照常使用 SM。在 1 周的随访中，幸福感（平均差 [MD] 4.9，95% 置信区间 [CI] 3.0–6.8）、抑郁（MD -2.2，95% CI -3.3 至-1.1）和焦虑（MD -1.7, 95% CI -2.8 至 -0.6）在控制基线分数后观察到有利于干预组，年龄和性别。对幸福感的干预效果部分是由每周​​自我报告的 SM 总分钟数的减少所介导的。对抑郁和焦虑的干预效果部分是由 Twitter 和 TikTok 以及仅 TikTok 上每周自我报告的总分钟数减少所调节的。目前的研究表明，要求人们停止使用 SM 1 周可以显着改善幸福感、抑郁和焦虑。未来的研究应该将其扩展到临床人群并检查长期的影响。和单独的TikTok，分别。目前的研究表明，要求人们停止使用 SM 1 周可以显着改善幸福感、抑郁和焦虑。未来的研究应该将其扩展到临床人群并检查长期的影响。和单独的TikTok，分别。目前的研究表明，要求人们停止使用 SM 1 周可以显着改善幸福感、抑郁和焦虑。未来的研究应该将其扩展到临床人群并检查长期的影响。