The contributions of social comparison to social network site addiction. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Excessive use of social network sites (SNSs) can often lead to negative consequences of frequent upward social comparisons despite having the social network platform to present users in a favorable light.
Hyunji Kim +3 more
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The relationship between physical activity and social network site addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating role of anxiety and ego-depletion [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground and objectives Physical activity is associated with social network site addiction in adolescents, yet the mechanisms remain unclear. This study examines whether anxiety and ego-depletion mediate this relationship.
Jiale Wang +4 more
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The central mediating effect of inhibitory control and negative emotion on the relationship between bullying victimization and social network site addiction in adolescents [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackground and objectivesBullying victimization is strongly associated with social network site addiction among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms between these variables remain unclear.
Jiale Wang +4 more
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Which Symptoms of Nomophobia, Social Networking Site Addiction, and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Directly Affect Mental Health? A Symptom Network and Flow Analysis Study [PDF]
PsyCh JournalNomophobia, social networking site (SNS) addiction, and fear of missing out (FoMO) are increasingly recognized as interrelated digital‐age phenomena that pose risks to young people's mental health.
Xiaofan Zhang +5 more
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Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 As social network sites (SNS) gain more users, the problem of unhealthy user behavior such as SNS addiction arises. We conducted a cross-sectional study (n = 296) on how subjective well-being (SWB) relates to SNS addiction by investigating two possible ...
Philipp Steinberger +2 more
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Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground and objectives Social network site addiction is strongly correlated with sleep quality among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms driving these relationships require further exploration.
Jiale Wang +3 more
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Bridging symptoms between problematic social networking and generalized anxiety in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a network analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundProblematic social networking site use (PSNSU) may arise as a coping response to generalized anxiety and, in turn, intensify anxiety symptoms, creating a bidirectional cycle that poses increased risks for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among ...
Zhen He +4 more
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The Impact of Social Network Site Addiction on Depression in Chinese Medical Students: A Serial Multiple Mediator Model Involving Loneliness and Unmet Interpersonal Needs. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Gong R +7 more
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Acta Psychologica, 2022 To explore the mediation role of smartphone addiction on the relationship between parent-child relationships and the intensity of use of social network sites (SNSs), as well as the moderation effect of anxiety, this research conducted self-report ...
Yuan Yue, Zhou Aibao, Tang TingHao
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Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022 Plain English summary Is social network site (SNS) addiction directly associated with body dissatisfaction (BD)? Previous studies examining a direct relationship between these variables have reported inconsistent results.
Rafael Delgado-Rodríguez +2 more
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