ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Impact of Social Network Site Addiction on Depression in Chinese Medical Students: A Serial Multiple Mediator Model Involving Loneliness and Unmet Interpersonal Needs.
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- Exploring the relationship between social media dependence and internet addiction among college students from a bibliometric perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Problematic Social Media Use and Depressive Outcomes among College Students in China: Observational and Experimental Findings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The impact self-esteem towards the orthodontic issues in the social media: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Internet addiction and its association with quality of life in college students: a network perspective.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effect of College Students' Smartphone Addiction on Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Academic Anxiety and Moderating Role of Sense of Academic Control.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Network modeling of problematic social media use components in college student social media users.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Relationship between Social Media Use and Social Anxiety in College Students: Mediation Effect of Communication Capacity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Peer pressure and adolescent mobile social media addiction: Moderation analysis of self-esteem and self-concept clarity.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A comprehensive review on emerging trends in the dynamic evolution of digital addiction and depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The COVID-19 related stress and social network addiction among Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Impact of Undergraduates' Social Isolation on Smartphone Addiction: The Roles of Academic Anxiety and Social Media Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Body-Esteem, Self-Esteem and Loneliness among Social Media Young Users.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Social Media Addiction during COVID-19-Mandated Physical Distancing: Relatedness Needs as Motives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perceived entrapment predicts first-onset suicidal ideation: A longitudinal study among medical students in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Problematic Social Networking Site use-effects on mental health and the brain.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
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Abstract
The use of social network sites (SNSs) is inevitable in daily life. Everyone is likely to be addicted to SNSs, especially medical students. This study is aimed to assess the degree of SNS addiction and its relation to psychosocial factors such as depression, loneliness and unmet interpersonal needs among Chinese medical students. The cross-section survey was conducted from March to May in 2018 in Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Of the total 1067 participants, 33.18% had an SNS addiction, 87.7% of the participants used SNSs every day during last month and 53.42% of the participants used SNSs for at least an hour per day during the last week. SNS addiction is positively related with depression both directly and indirectly. The mediating roles of loneliness and unmet interpersonal needs on the relationship between SNS addiction and depression are significant. For the well-being of medical students, efforts should be taken to prevent them from becoming addicted to SNSs.
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