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

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
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