ArticleJournal of adolescence2025
The Association Between Social Media Addiction and Aggressive Behaviors: A Longitudinal and Gender-Specific Analysis.
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- Latent profile analysis of depressive symptoms and its associations with problematic social media use and demographic characteristics among Chinese college students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Problematic media use and callous-unemotional behaviors in early childhood: the roles of emotion regulation and parental mediation.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal association between problematic social media use and school refusal among adolescents: a random intercept cross-lagged panel model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of mental health literacy on resource utilization for academic stress in a diverse student cohort.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A biopsychosocial approach to sleep health during puberty: Individual and contextual aspects and the role of gender differences. A narrative review.Cogent mental health · 2025Review
- Problematic internet use and aggression in Chinese middle school students: mediation effect of reality social connectedness.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The longitudinal relationship between school climate and Internet gaming addiction among Chinese children: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionRecent evidence demonstrates an association between social media addiction (SMA) and aggressive behaviors; however, the longitudinal relationship between these two variables remains not fully understood. The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between SMA and aggressive behaviors (overt and relational aggression) in early adolescence and to identify gender differences in this relationship.
methodsA sample of 568 Italian early adolescents (52.3% girls; M
resultsThe findings showed that females were at higher risk of SMA and relational aggression, whereas males exhibited higher levels of overt aggression at both time points (T1 and T2). Longitudinal analyses revealed that SMA at T1 was associated with higher likelihoods of both overt and relational aggression at T2 across both genders and that only in females was relational aggression at T1 associated with higher levels of SMA at T2.
conclusionsThe study suggests a relationship between SMA and aggressive behaviors and reveals gender differences in this pattern. Limitations, future directions, and practical implications of the research are discussed.
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