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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 112604
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.112604
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.112604
Perceived social support, subjective well-being, coping styles, personality traits, and social media addiction among patients with depression
Shubhra Pandey, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Sujita Kumar Kar, Department of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Pandey S and Gupta PK contributed to the study analysis and interpretation of data. All authors contributed to the concept and design, and critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P., India (No. XXII-PGTSC-IIA/P37) with letter number No. 2609/Ethics/2024 dated 16-12-2024.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent is taken from all the participants recruited to the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Sujita Kumar Kar, MD, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Shahmina Road, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India. drsujita@gmail.com
Received: August 1, 2025
Revised: September 5, 2025
Accepted: November 18, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 211 Days and 23.9 Hours
Revised: September 5, 2025
Accepted: November 18, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 211 Days and 23.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The perceived social support is significantly higher among patients of depression who are in remission than those who are symptomatic. The symptomatic patients with major depressive disorder have higher social networking use than those in remission. Social networking addiction has a significant positive correlation with disinhibition personality traits. Social networking addiction has a significant negative correlation with problem-focused coping strategies.