Perceived social support, subjective well-being, coping styles, personality traits, and social media addiction among patients with depression

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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

Table 2 Comparison of clinical variables and World Health Organization wellbeing scores, multidimensional perceived social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) score and screen time per day in hours among both the groups, n (%)

Clinical variables		Group A (n = 70)	Group B (n = 70)	χ² value	P value
Number of episodes	Single	53 (75.71)	59 (84.29)	1.12	0.291
Number of episodes	Multiple	17 (24.29)	11 (15.71)	1.12	0.291
Family history of any psychiatric illness	Present	12 (17.14)	8 (11.43)	1.02	0.312
Family history of any psychiatric illness	Absent	58 (82.85)	62 (88.57)	1.02	0.312
Duration of current episode	< 6 months	42 (47.14)	39 (37.14)	3.11	0.212
	6-12 months	17 (30.00)	25 (20.0)
	> 12 months	11 (22.62)	6 (20.0)
Clinical variables				U value
Mean duration of current episodes		3.54 ± 3.01	3.26 ± 2.18	2686.0	0.318
HAM-D score		19.24 ± 1.89	5.13 ± 1.54	22.99	< 0.001
WHO-5 Well-Being Index Score		7.93 ± 1.75	13.90 ± 1.61	22.99	< 0.001
MPSS Scores				χ²/U value^b
Low (12-35)		45 (64.29)	6 (08.57)	47.57	< 0.001^a
Medium (36-60)		20 (28.57)	59 (80.00)
High (61-84)		5 (7.14)	8 (11.43)
mean ± SD		33.00 ± 15.37	48.70 ± 11.01	3814.14	< 0.001^a
Screen time usage				U value
Hours/day		3.49 ± 1.20	2.57 ± 1.36	3312.52	< 0.001
Daily use (weekly average) (hours/day)				χ² value
< 2		6 (8.57)	25 (35.71)	17.24	< 0.001
2-4		41 (58.57)	35 (50.00)
> 4		23 (32.86)	10 (14.29)

^aP value < 0.01.

^bP value < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test and χ² test significant at ^bP value < 0.05.

HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; WHO: World Health Organization; MPSS: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support .

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Citation: Pandey S, Gupta PK, Kar SK. Perceived social support, subjective well-being, coping styles, personality traits, and social media addiction among patients with depression. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 112604
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Pandey S, Gupta PK, Kar SK. Perceived social support, subjective well-being, coping styles, personality traits, and social media addiction among patients with depression. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 112604 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.112604]

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