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The relationship between family functioning and social media addiction among university students

A moderated mediation model of depressive symptoms and peer support

Bibliographic Data

ID15696367
AuthorsYating Qi (Nantong University), Miaomiao Zhao (0000-0001-8258-8036, Nantong University), Tingting Geng, Ting-Ting Geng (0000-0002-6220-3968, Nantong University), Ziqi Tu (Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Qingyun Lu (0000-0001-6734-6530, Nantong University), Ruyu Li (0000-0003-3585-6610, Nantong University), Luyao Niu (Nantong University), Wenjie Qu (0009-0006-2907-008X, Nantong University), Yaqin Zhong (0000-0001-9467-7239, Nantong University), Yuexia Gao (Nantong University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume12
Issue1
Pages341-341
Publication date2024-06-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s40359-024-01818-2
PMID38858753
OpenAlexW4399485648
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited70

Better family functioning and lower depressive symptoms may contribute to less social media addiction among Chinese university students. Peer support could moderate the mediating role of depressive symptoms on social media addiction in individuals with family dysfunction

Addiction · Anxiety · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Psychiatry · Social support · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology

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