Psychological problems: depression

Question 1

aim of the clinical depression research study (a study into facebook depression)

Answer 1

Tandoc et al, wanted to see whether depression could be predicted by facebook usage. they also aimed to see if using facebook can lead to subordination (feelings of envy) which can lead to depression.

Question 2

list the 3 hypotheses of the clinical depression research study (a study into facebook depression)

Answer 2

1. heavy facebook users would report feeling higher levels of envy than light facebook users
2. users with a large network of friends would also report feeling higher levels of facebook envy than users with a small network.
3. those who report feeling higher levels of facebook envy would also report more symptoms of depression than those who felt lower levels of facebook envy.

Question 3

research design/method of the clinical depression research study (a study into facebook depression)

Answer 3

the method was self report using online survey. the online survey collected participants responses to questions and coded them into numerical form so that the researchers could statistically analyse them

Question 4

the sample from the clinical depression study (a study into facebook depression)

Answer 4

854 students from a large midwesern university in the usa

736 chose to participate 68% of the participants were female

average age was 19

Question 5

materials used in the clinical depression reseach study into depression (study into facebook depression)

Answer 5

online questionnaire about a number of different variables

Question 6

what were participants asked to do referring to the questions on facebook
in the clinical depression research study (study into facebook depression)

Answer 6

• report the average hours per day they spent on facebook
• rate using a 5 point scale (1=never 5=frequently) on how often they write a status, read posts, browse timeline

Question 7

what were participants asked to do referring to the questions on facebook
in the clinical depression research study (study into facebook depression)