This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Theme Issue: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Rapid Reports (1484) JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2394) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1290) Loneliness and Social Isolation (80) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (107) Mental Health Surveillance and Epidemiology (53) e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1411) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1015) JMH Theme Issue: COVID-19 and Mental Health: Impact and Interventions (374) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (450)

Published on in Vol 7, No 5 (2021): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/24623, first published .
The Differential Effects of Social Media on Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among the Younger and Older Adult Population in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey Study

The Differential Effects of Social Media on Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among the Younger and Older Adult Population in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey Study

The Differential Effects of Social Media on Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among the Younger and Older Adult Population in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey Study

Authors of this article:

Xue Yang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Benjamin H K Yip1 Author Orcid Image ;   Arthur D P Mak3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dexing Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eric K P Lee1 Author Orcid Image ;   Samuel Y S Wong1 Author Orcid Image
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Xue Yang   1, 2 , PhD ;   Benjamin H K Yip   1 , PhD ;   Arthur D P Mak   3 , MBChB, FRCPsych ;   Dexing Zhang   1 , PhD ;   Eric K P Lee   1 , MSc ;   Samuel Y S Wong   1 , MD, MPH

1 Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China

3 Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

Corresponding Author:

  • Samuel Y S Wong, MD, MPH
  • Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital
  • 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories
  • Hong Kong
  • China (Hong Kong)
  • Phone: 852 2252 8488
  • Email: yeungshanwong@cuhk.edu.hk