Studies have demonstrated that a prolonged feeling of loneliness is a major risk factor for psychopathology among children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between patterns of social media use with loneliness and psychopathology among 65 adolescents who were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and treated at a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Israel. Social capital (online and offline) was negatively associated with loneliness. There was no association between loneliness and patterns of social media use, age, gender, psychiatric diagnosis, or disease severity. Our findings indicate that both online and offline social capital are associated with loneliness, and highlight the importance of studying the effect of peer online social support in alleviating loneliness.

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患有精神疾病的青少年的孤独感和社交媒体使用

研究表明，长时间的孤独感是儿童和青少年精神病理学的主要危险因素。本研究的目的是评估 65 名被诊断患有精神疾病并在以色列精神病门诊接受治疗的青少年的社交媒体使用模式与孤独感和精神病理学之间的关联。社会资本（线上和线下）与孤独感呈负相关。孤独感与社交媒体使用模式、年龄、性别、精神病诊断或疾病严重程度之间没有关联。我们的研究结果表明，在线和离线社会资本都与孤独感相关，并强调了研究同伴在线社会支持在减轻孤独感中的作用的重要性。