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Cognitive Mechanisms Linking Social Media Engagement to Depressive Moods Among Nigerian Undergraduates: A Mixed‑Methods Study

2026-04-21

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> Social media use is pervasive among university students, but the cognitive pathways through which it may influence depressive mood are not well understood, particularly in low‑resource settings. This study examined patterns of social media engagement, occurrence of depression, and lived experiences of depressive moods among Nigerian undergraduates, with a focu...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-9442419/v1
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