Depressive Tendencies Research Articles

BIBLIOTHERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION TENDENCIES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

ABSTRACT: College students are particularly susceptible to depression due to the various pressures. Therefore, bibliotherapy is one of the interventions that can be utilized to alleviate this situation. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of bibliotherapy in reducing the tendency of depression among students. The participants in this pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design consisted of college students who experienced depression and had an interest in reading (N=7). The results of the Wilcoxon test showed a decrease in depression symptoms after students received bibliotherapy intervention. This study was expected to serve as a valuable self-help reference for students struggling with depression.

ПСИХОЛОГІЯ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ІНТЕРНЕТ МЕРЕЖ СУЧАСНИМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИМИ КОРИСТУВАЧАМИ

The article describes the peculiarities of using modern Internet networks and their psychological impact on the psychological well-being of Ukrainian users. On average, a modern person who owns a computer or smartphone spends on social networks from several minutes to several hours. The scale of humanity's involvement in social networks does not allow us to consider this activity as something insignificant. It is quite obvious that social networks are becoming the most important social phenomenon and influence society and an individual. The most frequently expressed concerns concern the impact of modern networks on users' psychological well-being (self-esteem, emotions, social interactions) and their mental health (anxiety, depression, loneliness, addiction). In this small review, we set out to consider the existing research evidence, dedicated to this problem and expand their research on this topic. As for attempts to independently escape from the embrace of the social network, users themselves sometimes evaluate these actions as "self-sacrifice" or "detoxification", i.e. quite clearly draw parallels between chemical addictions and Internet content addiction. On the other hand, it is assumed that social interaction in the network can improve psychological well-being, for example, through self-presentation or through establishing contacts with like-minded people, etc. It was established that the interviewees cannot monitor their own well-being and experience difficulties in describing their well-being after being in a social network. Subjects are internalized into virtual life, more than they realize. They prefer to write a message than to call in person. They communicate less with real friends, they prefer virtual communication. Text messages (emoticons, memes) are used more for communication. They choose entertainment content and consume news from social networks. A high level of trust in the information that users consume from social networks is revealed, it is worth noting that the respondents do not check this information for reliability. Therefore, there is a problem of propaganda and manipulation on the mass consciousness of people, this problem requires a more detailed study in further research. Respondents spend more free time on social networks than they wanted. Women are more dependent on social networks. Young women are guided by fashion, values and standards that they consume from social networks and prefer online dating. They do not prefer new virtual acquaintances, more older men and women are wary of virtual strangers. The questions that arise are reduced to the following: can it be argued that excessive activity in the social network reflects depressive tendencies of users; how social networks affect self-esteem and psychological well-being; to what extent social networks can become an object of addiction, by analogy with the well-known Internet addiction. All these features in one way or another affect the feeling of psychological well-being of an individual, so further research requires a detailed study of the influence of social Internet networks on the psychological well-being of an individual.

Liang-Ge-San: a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula, attenuates acute inflammation via targeting GSK3β.

Sepsis is a serious life-threatening health disorder with high morbidity and mortality rates that burden the world, but there is still a lack of more effective and reliable drug treatment. Liang-Ge-San (LGS) has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects and is a promising candidate for the treatment of sepsis. However, the anti-sepsis mechanism of LGS has still not been elucidated. In this study, a set of genes related to inflammatory chemotaxis pathways was downloaded from Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and integrated with sepsis patient information from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to perform differential gene expression analysis. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) was found to be the feature gene after these important genes were examined using the three algorithms Random Forest, support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-REF), and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and then intersected with possible treatment targets of LGS found through the search. Upon evaluation, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of GSK-3β indicated an important role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Immune cell infiltration analysis suggested that GSK-3β expression was associated with a variety of immune cells, including neutrophils and monocytes. Next, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced zebrafish inflammation model and macrophage inflammation model was used to validate the mechanism of LGS. We found that LGS could protect zebrafish against a lethal challenge with LPS by down-regulating GSK-3β mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner, as indicated by a decreased neutrophils infiltration and reduction of inflammatory damage. The upregulated mRNA expression of GSK-3β in LPS-induced stimulated RAW 264.7 cells also showed the same tendency of depression by LGS. Critically, LGS could induce M1 macrophage polarization to M2 through promoting GSK-3β inactivation of phosphorylation. Taken together, we initially showed that anti-septic effects of LGS is related to the inhibition on GSK-3β, both in vitro and in vivo.

Relationship Between Online Game Addiction And Depression Tendencies In Indonesian Adolescents

Background: This study aims to determine the relationship between online game addiction and depression tendencies in Indonesian adolescents. Online game has become a popular entertainment activity among various ages. If online game play is played excessively and continuously without self-control, then individuals will experience in online game addiction and have negative impacts such as poor social relations with family and friends, which causes online game addicts to often be isolated from society and prone to suffering from mental disorders such as depression. Methods: This study uses a quantitative survey method. The research sample based on purposive sampling technique was conducted on 60 respondents who were Indonesian adolescents who actively played online games. The instruments used are Scales of Game Addiction for Adolescents and The Beck Depression Inventory Results: The data analysis technique used a simple linear regression test with the SPSS Statistics 25 for Windows program. The results of the linear regression analysis test indicate that there is a significant relationship between online game addiction and depression. This is evidenced by the acquisition of a simple linear regression test significance value of 0.393 (<0.05). Conclusion: The online game addiction has significant association with depression in Indonesian adolescents.

(062) Do Polish Adolescents Sexual Minorities have Poorer Sleep? - Analysis from POLKA 18 Pilot Study

Abstract Introduction Sleep duration might be affected by many mental states that are a result of discrimination, lack of social acceptance and stressful lifestyle. Sexual minorities in unfriendly environments are at risk of the aforementioned conditions and significantly affect their sleep therefore interfere with their circadian rhythm, health outcomes and quality of life. Objectives This study aims to estimate the association between duration of sleep among Polish adolescent sexual minorities groups. Methods The data on the level of sleep were retrieved from POLKA 18 study, funded by ESC, which is a youth-led cross-sectional analytical study of Polish adolescents. A paper-based self-reported questionnaire, building up on the interdisciplinary model of holistic approaches in adolescent gynaecology, has been used to collect data from schools in five Polish regions. The questionnaires were distributed in the schools during the time of April-June 2019 by local research associates, who are medical students. The obtained data has been analysed using STATA 16. Results We received 650 results and included 632 in our final analysis. We have asked our respondents a question on which sexual orientation they identify with and 2.6% of them declared being attracted to people from the same sex, 4.27% declared as bisexual, 0.8% asexual. Overall, 41.3% of the respondents reported sleeping less than 6 hours a night. It seems that there is a strong association between the length of sleep and sexual orientation with LGBA youth being less likely to reach recommended 7 hours of sleep a night. 41.2% who identified as gay/lesbians and 40.7% who identified as bisexual reported having less than 7 hours of sleep duration in comparison to 60.2% of their heterosexual counterparts. (p<0.001). Conclusions American National Sleep Foundation recommends 7-9 hours of sleep for young adults aged 18-25 (National Sleep Foundation, 2015) and our study reports that youth identified as sexual minorities are less likely to reach the recommended hours of sleep in comparison to their heterosexual peers. Although ourstudy focused solely on the duration of sleep, other studies reported a higher prevalence of many other sleep disturbances, such as insomnia that has strong correlation with stress levels and mental health problems (Galinsky et al., 2018; Fricke et al., 2017; Chen et al., 2017). Moreover, other reports from Korea and China show that those who had shorter sleep duration were more likely to have depressive symptoms and suicidal tendencies (Li et al., 2017; Lee et al., 2017). In multiple studies, sexual minorities have reported more prevalence of mental health problems. Therefore, appropriate sleeping hygiene should be accounted as one of the important factors and strategies to improve mental health among adolescents, especially those identified as part of sexual minorities. Disclosure No.

Quality of Life of Patients with Psoriasis: A Study of 54 Patients in Bamako

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent inflammatory dermatosis occurring in genetically predisposed individuals. Its dramatic nature of the lesions, successive flare-ups, and skin discomfort may affect the quality of life of patients and result in a depressive tendency. Objective: To assess the impact of psoriasis on the quality of life of patients and the relationship between disease severity and quality of life. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Bamako from September 3, 2018 to August 30, 2019. The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) were used to assess quality of life and factors of disease severity. Inclusion was based on clinical and histopathologic criteria. Questionable cases were excluded from the study. Results: A total of 106 cases of psoriasis were identified out of 24,000 consultations, i.e., a hospital frequency of 0.44%. Of these cases, 54 were included. Males accounted for 70% of the cases, and the average age was 37. The distribution of the social repercussions of the disease was as follows: disability (68.52%), non-participation in ceremonies (20.37%), stigmatization (18.52%), isolation (12.96%), work stoppage (11.11%), and non-sharing of meals (9.26%). However, the reception by caregivers was satisfactory in 96.30% of cases, and 85% of patients scored ≤ 10 on DLQI, suggesting that they had good quality of life. Among the patients with psoriasis, 35.04%, 12.96%, and 50.00% had mild, moderate, and severe disease, respectively. Conclusion: Quality of life is multifactorial and has no direct association with the severity of psoriasis. Dermatologists must take into account the dimensions of symptoms and psychological state when managing patients with psoriasis.

Depression and Suicide attempt during Dementia, and their Clinical Correlation in Elderly Indian Population from LASI Wave I (2017-2018)

Objective: Adult people are more prone to developing physical organ-related or mental disorders due to deterioration of body functions. Dementia is one such condition that prevails among older patients. This survey collates the effects of various demographic characteristics on depression and suicidal tendencies among the adult population with dementia across India.
 Methodology: This was a cross-sectional online survey that included 402 elderly patients (45 years and above) with dementia from different states of India conducted between June 2017 to June 2018. Depression and suicidal tendencies were dichotomized as No-“0” and Yes-“1’. Other explored variables in respect to depression and suicidal tendencies among patients with dementia were age, gender, area of living, wealth index, education, caste, religion, marital status, living arrangement, social security.
 Results: Age, gender and place of living had a significant effect on developing depression among adults with dementia (P<0.05). Factors such as education, wealth index, caste, religion, marital status, living alone or not and the presence or absence of social security didn’t have a significant effect on depression amongst people with dementia (p>0.05). In case of emerging suicidal tendencies among patients with dementia all the mentioned categories didn’t show significant changes.
 Conclusion: The patients with dementia had a greater inclination towards developing suicidal tendencies. Suicidal tendencies didn’t change significantly with age, gender, education, wealth, caste, social security, place of living, living arrangements, and marital status. Depression showed significant effect in terms of gender i.e. female and rural areas. Other socioeconomic characteristics didn’t establish significant effect on developing depressive symptoms and dementia.

Sleep disturbance and depressive tendency in bed partners of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Background: Snoring, apnea, and arousal are commonly observed during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and these nocturnal symptoms frequently disturb their bed partners. We aimed to evaluate the sleep disturbance and depressive tendency in the bed partners of patients with OSA. Methods: A cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted. A total of 136 patients with OSA and their bed partners were recruited. We analyzed the demographic data of both patients with OSA and bed partners and the polysomnography parameters of patients with OSA. The sleep quality of bed partners was assessed using the Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Results: The mean apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) was 43.5/h among all participants. Among bed partners, the mean PSQI score was 7.8 and the mean CES-D score was 15.4. The prevalence of chronic disease was significantly higher in bed partners with sleep disturbance (PSQI > 5) and depressive tendency (CES-D ≥ 16). The AHI and snore index of patients with OSA were not associated with bed partners’ sleep disturbance and depressive tendency respectively. The CES-D score was positively correlated with the PSQI score in the bed partners of patients with OSA (r = 0.426, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Bed partners tended to have sleep disturbance, which was unrelated to the severity of AHI and snoring in patients with OSA. Poor sleep quality may cause depressive tendency and chronic disease in the bed partners of patients with OSA.

EPH225 Understanding the Relationship between Depression and Suicidal Tendencies Among Tertiary Students in Ghana

Global evidence estimates indicate suicide to be the second leading cause of intentional deaths among tertiary students and the possible relationship between suicidal behavior and the mental health status of victims. Therefore this study aims to examine the relationship between depression and suicidal tendencies and identify the factors influencing this behavior among tertiary students in Ghana.

Dezvoltarea personală a tinerelor femei Supuse violenței domestice

The article contains the results of the experimental research on the identification of psychological particularities of young women descended from aggressive family environments, as well as the experiential personal development programme applied on those women. The effectiveness of the programme in personal development of women descended from aggressive family environments are demonstrated. As consequences of programme we consigned some changes: increasing the abilities to identify an aggressive environment, diminishing own aggression, optimizing personality by reducing negative affects and antagonism, developing resilience and self-esteem, improving emotional intelligence, well-being, decreasing depressive and anxious tendencies, diminishing stress and the reducing the level of detachment as sign of trauma.

Functional connectivity from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex mediates the impact of social jetlag on depressive tendency in young adults

ABSTRACT Social jetlag (SJL), a form of circadian rhythm disturbance, is linked to depressive symptoms; however, it is unclear what role the brain network, particularly the reward and cognitive control circuits, plays in this association. To address this issue, employing the ventral striatum (VS) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) as seeds, we used voxel-level whole-brain functional connectivity (FC) to determine the neural basis of the association between SJL and depressive tendency. Behavioral results indicated that SJL was positively associated with depression scores. Functional connection results showed that higher SJL was linked with decreased FC between the inferior orbitofrontal cortex and the VS. For DLPFC, we discovered changed FC in frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes related to SJL. More importantly, the mediation analysis revealed that the DLPFC-cuneus FC significantly mediated the relationship between SJL and depression scores. According to our study, higher SJL showed abnormal FC from the VS and DLPFC, which may involve attention impairments, cognitive control and reward function. Our results suggest that brain FC involving visual attention may explain the relationship between SJL and depressive tendency. This may offer new insights into the neural underpinnings of how circadian misalignment leads to mood issues.

The impact of self-employment on mental health of the younger elderly in China

BackgroundWith the prolongation of the life expectancy of the Chinese population and the intensification of the aging process of the population, the mental health problems of the elderly have become increasingly prominent. This study aims to explore whether self-employment can promote and how to promote the mental health of the elderly.MethodBased on the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) data, this paper uses OLS model and KHB method to verify the impact of self-employment on the mental health of the younger elderly and its mechanism.ResultsThe results indicate that self-employment can significantly reduce the depression tendency of the younger elderly and promote their mental health. Heterogeneity analysis shows that self-employment has a more significant positive impact on the mental health of the younger elderly who are self-rated healthy, free of chronic diseases and low-level medical service utilization. The mechanism shows that self-employment can indirectly improve the mental health of the younger elderly through income growth effect and self-worth realization effect, in which the self-worth realization effect is greater than the economic effect. It illustrates that with the development of China’s economy, the elderly are pursuing more intrinsic values brought by self-employment than economic benefits.ConclusionIn view of the above research results, it is suggested to encourage the elderly to actively participate in social activities, provide policy support for the younger elderly to engage in self-employment, increase government support as well as health guarantee level, and improve the subjective initiative of the elderly to participate in self-employment, so that the society can truly realize the healthy aging of “being useful and productive for the elderly”.

Effects of Family Relations Towards Risk of Depression in Adolescents

AbstractIntroductions: In these days, with depression in adolescents levels getting higher in amounts, it should be assessed whether their relationships with their families have an effect on their risk of depression. This study aims to find out the effect of family relations on the risk of depression. Methods: Literature from PubMed that was published in 2015-2019 was searched using specific keywords. Then these literatures were filtered according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the variables used within the studies and then the results of the research were put in a table and the individual results are compared. Results: Four studies were conducted with similar independent and dependent variables to be then assessed and the results were that different family relations refer to different depressive tendencies. Conclusions: This study shows that there are effects to be had from family relations towards the risk of depression in adolescents.

Factors affecting depression and suicidal tendency among the students for the educational process

Purpose: This study aims to identify factors that contribute to depression and increase suicidal ideation in students to measure the types of depression among the students. To know the extent of depression they suffered and identify the factors that stimulate suicide. Research methodology: The study wants to assess the factors that affect depression and suicidal tendencies among the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and MC College, Sylhet. For collecting data, and questionnaire method was followed. The researcher selected 50 samples from both of these institutions. In this study, a mixed research approach has been followed. Results: The study disclosed that among the respondents, 90% had an idea about depression, and 90% got depression once in their lifetime. They suffered from major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, etc. and suffered from bipolar disorder. Depression has an adverse effect on student's academic life. Besides, 72% said that they need more consciousness about their depression. The study also revealed that 8% are addicted to drugs and alcohol. The study further revealed that 64% thought the severity of depression could lead someone to suicide, and 28% said that they thought about suicide during their depression period. Limitations: The respondents wanted to keep the truth private in some cases. The researcher may have failed to collect the pros and cons of this issue. Contribution: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and MC College, Bangladesh.

めまい疾患における日常生活障害度に関連する心理学的特性について

Vertigo and dizziness are known to be associated with comorbid psychological conditions such as anxiety and depression. In cases with dizziness persisting even after the near-disappearance of objective findings, such as nystagmus, the comorbid psychological condition could be conceived as being the cause of the chronic dizziness. Chronic dizziness may reduce a patient's social activities and deteriorate their quality of life. The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) is widely used in Europe and the United States as a measure of the degree of disability in daily life associated with subjective dizziness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the scores on the DHI, especially focusing on the psychological characteristics, in order to improve the deterioration of the quality of life caused by dizziness. This study was conducted in 211 patients diagnosed as having benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Meniere's disease (MD), vestibular migraine (VM), or vestibular neuritis (VN). The caloric test was used as the vestibular function test, and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used as the questionnaires for the psychiatric assessments. In this study, we found no significant differences in the scores on the DHI or prevalence of depressive/anxiety tendencies depending on the causative disease underlying the dizziness. In patients with BPPV and MD, the high scores on trait anxiety and SDS increased the overall score on the DHI. The high scores on state anxiety and vestibular dysfunction also affected the overall DHI score in patients with MD. On the other hand, in patients with VN and VM, the psychiatric conditions had no effect on the overall DHI score. We consider that in vertigo patients with BPPV and MD, early evaluation of anxiety tendencies in patients of all ages and of depressive tendencies in those under the age of 65, and provision of psychological support to patients with depressive tendencies and characteristic anxiety tendencies may contribute to improving the QOL of the patients.

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy worsening perinatal depressive tendency: A follow-up study from the second trimester to the sixth week postpartum

The total bile acid (TBA) is usually used to diagnose intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) as a common clinical index. Recently many research reports on the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGB axis) suggest that bile acids have an influence on human mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression, linked closely to intestinal microbial population. However, there is still a lack of clinical data to support intrinsic relationships about human cases. In this study, we conducted a follow-up study of 25 ICP and 98 healthy pregnant women to investigate the influence of ICP disease on perinatal depression. To further explore the effect of TBA concentration, we reviewed data of another 41 ICP women then added their cross-sectional data. The results showed that ICP disease increased mental scale scores but a conventional efficient treatment by using ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) could not decrease scores, suggesting intrahepatic cholestasis might make some key bile acids not to be processed by gut microbiota. UDCA could not replace the function of gut microbiota for easing depression and the change of bile acid composition in intestines worsened perinatal depressive tendency through the MGB axis.

Randomised Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Multicentre Trial for the Effects of Yokukansan in Smokers with Depressive Tendencies.

Randomised Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Multicentre Trial for the Effects of Yokukansan in Smokers with Depressive Tendencies.

Quality of life after tongue cancer treatment and its influencing factors: A cross‐sectional study of Japanese patients

AbstractAimThe post‐treatment quality of life (QOL) of patients with cancer has become an important issue owing to significant improvements in the outcomes of cancer treatment. The oral cavity has not only life‐sustaining functions but also important social functions, including talking. Thus, many reports have assessed the post‐treatment QOL of patients with oral cancer. However, the sample sizes in most studies were insufficient to control for potential confounding variables. Additionally, previous studies have indicated that racial/ethnic differences may be associated with health‐related QOL. Thus, this study aimed to clarify factors influencing post‐treatment QOL using multiple regression analysis in a large number of Japanese patients with tongue cancer.MethodsIn total, 106 patients with tongue cancer were recruited from the oral surgery departments of three university hospitals sharing a common treatment plan for tongue cancer. QOL was evaluated using the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire, and depressive tendencies were assessed using the Self‐rating Depression Scale (SDS).ResultsNeck dissection was most widely associated with physical and socio‐emotional QOL. Reconstruction, radiotherapy, and higher T‐stage and SDS scores were the second most widely associated factors with QOL. Interestingly, a higher SDS score was negatively related only to socio‐emotional factors. Furthermore, only SDS scores were associated with the general QOL.ConclusionThis study suggested that the physical and socio‐emotional QOL was widely affected by neck dissection, reconstruction, radiotherapy, T‐stage, and SDS scores, whereas the general QOL was affected only by SDS scores. These findings should be considered when treating patients with oral cancer.

Association of Preoperative Depression Score With Outcomes of Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Favorable short-term results of transfibular total ankle arthroplasty have been reported in several studies; however, the factors affecting these results have not been elucidated. This study aimed to determine whether preoperative depression affects the outcome of transfibular total ankle arthroplasty and whether depression changes with surgery. Scores from the Japanese Society of Surgery of the Foot Ankle/Hindfoot scale (JSSF scale), Self-Administered Foot Evaluation Questionnaire (SAFE-Q), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Timed Up & Go test (TUG) were collected preoperatively, at 6 months-, and at 1 year postoperatively from 20 patients. Eighteen patients were diagnosed with osteoarthritis and two patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The mean age of the patients was 75 years. Patients were divided into two groups: those with preoperative HADS depression scores above the median (higher depression score group) and below the median (lower depression score group), and intergroup comparisons were made. No significant differences were observed in the JSSF and TUG scores between the groups, both preoperatively and postoperatively. Meanwhile, the SAFE-Q pain subscale score was significantly lower in the higher depression score group than in the lower depression score group (median, 59 vs. 90) 1 year postoperatively. There were no differences in the other SAFE-Q subscale scores between the groups. The results suggested that depressive tendencies did not affect postoperative functional results using objective assessment measures but had a negative impact on pain in subjective assessment measures.

Measuring the Impact of Social Media on Young People's Mental Health: Development and Validation of the Social Media-Induced Tendency Scale.

Social media use has been linked to adverse health outcomes such as depression. To facilitate interventions, understanding the varied causes of depression is necessary. The authors developed a social media-induced depression tendency (SMIDT) scale for use with young people and aimed to validate it for young people in Nigeria. The study was conducted in three parts using an online survey (Google Forms) with purposive sampling targeting young people. Study 1 was an exploratory study that developed the SMIDT scale with 361 young people aged 16 to 26 years (mean age = 22.81). A concise measure of SMIDT was obtained. In study 2, confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the SMIDT with young people aged 17 to 25 years (mean age = 23.61). Construct, discriminant, and concurrent validities were established, and three factors were identified (sensitivity/attention seeking, worthlessness, and escapism/reality avoidance), which explained 55.87% of the variance. Study 3 tested the predictive validity of the scale. The results showed that the 15-item SMIDT scale had high internal consistency and satisfactory validity. The SMIDT scale can enable the assessment of factors associated with social media-induced depression tendency. The three factors identified in the scale provide insight into the factors contributing to depression associated with social media use. The SMIDT scale has the potential to help identify at-risk individuals and in-developing interventions to prevent or reduce social media-induced depression tendencies. However, this study only focused on young people in Nigeria. Additional studies using the SMIDT scale are required to assess its generalizability and applicability in evaluating other factors, such as quality of life among young people. Moreover, while social media use has been associated with adverse health outcomes, it is crucial to recognize that it can also positively affect mental health. Further research is necessary to explore the complex relationships between social media use and mental health outcomes.