Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	112604
Country	India

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Perceived social support, subjective well-being, coping styles, personality traits, and social media addiction among patients with depression
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shubhra Pandey, Pawan Kumar Gupta and Sujita Kumar Kar
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Sujita Kumar Kar, Additional Professor, MD, Department of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Shahmina Road, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India. drsujita@gmail.com
Key Words	Major depressive disorder; Perceived social support; Coping styles; Social media addiction; Subjective well-being; Personality traits
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.
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 2025; In press

Received	2025-08-01 03:54
Peer-Review Started	2025-08-01 03:55
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Return for Revision	2025-08-20 07:05
Revised	2025-09-05 04:34
Second Decision	2025-11-18 01:41
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-11-18 06:24
Articles in Press	2025-11-18 06:24
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