Is There an Association between the Use of Social Media and Self-Rated Health?

Behav Sci (Basel)

School of Engineering, Science and Health, The Independent Institute of Education (IIEMSA), 144 Peter Rd, Ruimsig, Roodepoort 1724, Gauteng, South Africa.

Published: September 2023

This study sought to determine the association between social media and self-rated health. This study used the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey for American adults. A statistical analysis was conducted using Chi-square and multivariable logistic regression. Of the 6018 study participants, the majority reported that they were in excellent/very good and good health (82.9%, = 4930). More than half (58.2%, = 3268) of the respondents reported that they visited a social media site almost every day in the past 12 months, while 76.8% ( = 4843) reported that they never interacted with people who had similar health or medical issues on social media. There was no association between everyday visits to a social media site, interaction with people with similar health/medical issues on social media, or watching a health-related video on social media and self-rated health. Those who had full-time employment were more likely to rate their health as excellent/very good/good (AOR: 2.394, 95% Conf. Int: 1.820-3.149) compared to those with no full-time employment. Marital status, confidence in taking care of oneself, education, and current smoking were associated with self-rated health. This study showed that the use of social media which included the watching of health-related videos was not associated with self-rated health.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10526054PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13090777DOI Listing

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