Social Media Use, Leaky Gut, and Inflammation
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Social media use has become widespread in our daily lives and increasing evidence indicates that high levels of social media use may be detrimental to mental health, particularly depression. Because intestinal permeability ("leaky gut") is a risk factor for depression, the first goal of this study was to determine if social media use was related to a marker of intestinal permeability, Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein (LBP). Second, because intestinal permeability can trigger inflammation (which can elevate depressive symptoms), we will determine if the level of LBP cross-sectionally and longitudinally mediates the previously reported association (Lee et al., J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e46309; doi:10.2196/46309) between social media use and levels of C-Reactive protein (CRP) in this longitudinal sample.
Source: Open Science Framework
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7117886333