Becker, M. W., Alzahabi, R., & Hopwood, C. J. (2013). Media multitasking is associated with symptoms of depression and social anxiety. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, And Social Networking, 16(2), 132-135.
In the article "Media Multitasking Is Associated with Symptoms of Depression and Social Anxiety," by Becker, Alzahabi and Hopwood discuss how media may affect depression and social anxiety. Because of the dramatic increase of media uses; which created a high risk of social interaction between people. Surveyed over three hundred college student by using the test PHQ (Patient Health Questionnaire) which is use to survey depression and anxiety levels and MMI (The Multimedia Index Questionnaire) which is use to survey the total use of media and multitasking. Studied did not show on how using media affected the symptoms of depression and social anxiety, but it had created a environment for the people who are in the high risk of this symptoms.
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