SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
The association between problematic internet use and social anxiety within adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The relationship between internet addiction and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Caught in the Web of the Net? Part I: Meta-analyses of Problematic Internet Use and Social Media Use in (Young) People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Stable Co-Occurrence and Time-Specific Within-Person Associations Among Depressive Symptoms, Fear of Negative Evaluation, and Problematic Internet Use in Chinese Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- [Adolescent depressive disorder: prevalence, risk factors, current status of diagnosis and treatment, and challenges].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026Article
- Association between Problematic Internet and Mobile Phone Use, autistic traits, and psychological distress among adults: A cross-sectional survey.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Problematic Internet use and life satisfaction: a moderated mediation model with social appearance anxiety as mediator and impulsivity as moderator.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Perceived social support and social/non-social problematic smartphone use among Chinese university students: a cross-sectional study of indirect associations via social anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Analysis of selected digital risks as a basis for developing digital hygiene strategies. A perspective of vulnerable populations.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Intolerance of Uncertainty Mediates the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Problematic Smartphone Use Severity in College Students.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Associations Between Problematic QQ Use and Mental Health Among Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Unravelling the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Problematic Social Media Use in Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The impact of impulsivity and social anxiety on pathological gambling and technology addiction: A cross-sectional study.Dusunen adam : Bakirkoy Ruh ve Sinir Hastaliklari Hastanesi yayin organi · 2025Article
- The association between bedtime smartphone use and anxiety symptoms: a network analysis of Chinese residents.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Social Anxiety and Smartphone Addiction in Chinese University Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Rumination and Gender.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Network analysis of peer attachment and internet addiction among chinese adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Symptom-level interactions between anxiety and internet addiction in Chinese adolescents: a large-scale network and residence difference analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Internet addiction, social phobia, substance abuse, and depression in the university setting: a cross-sectional study in the southern region of Morocco.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: Although numerous studies have investigated the association between problematic internet use (PIU) and social anxiety, the findings have no yet reached consistent. The present meta-analysis aims to examine the association between PIU and social anxiety within adolescents and young adults (age range: 14-24 years old). Method: The meta-analysis systematically retrieved the studies prior to September 7, 2023 from Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, CNKI, and CQVIP. The meta-analysis based on random-effects model to conduct the research. Stata Version 17.0 and JASP 16.3.0 was used to analysis. Results: The meta-analysis ultimately included 37 studies (37 effect sizes in total), involving a total of 36,013 subjects. Our findings indicated that the overall correlation between PIU and social anxiety was significant positive [ Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that social anxiety is a predictor of the development of PIU in adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, the study also finds the possibility that contemporary adolescents and youth may exhibit a more "global" behavior pattern, potentially emphasizing fewer differences between cultures, generations and genders.
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