Yuan-Wei Yao

A daily diary study of reciprocal associations between young adults' loneliness and problematic social media use through psychological distress symptoms: The buffering roles of mindfulness and self-compassion.

Loneliness and problematic social media use (PSMU) are two modern epidemics worldwide, which are often comorbid and prevalent among young adults. The design of everyday interventions calls for scientific endeavors that address how they may reciprocally influence each other on microtimescales and identify modifiable mec...