ArticleBMC pediatrics2025
The relationship between family support and Internet addiction among adolescents in Western China: the chain mediating effect of physical exercise and depression.
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- A systematic review of internet addiction in hospitalized adolescents: proposing a hospital-adapted moderated dual mediation model of emotional dysregulation and social compensation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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- Exploring the relationship between family support and eating behaviors among college students with subjective well-being as the central mediating variable.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A dual-moderation model of physical activity and gender in the relationship between experiential avoidance and short video dependency.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Stepping away from the scroll: a chain mediation model from physical exercise and adolescent short video addiction.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Physical exercise moderated the mediating role of anxiety between experiential avoidance and the teenagers BrainRot.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A chain mediation model for physical exercise and sleep quality.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- To explore the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality of college students based on the mediating effect of stress and subjective well-being.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Social media addiction as the central mediating variable to explore the mechanism between physical exercise and sleep quality.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of physical activity on resilience of Chinese children: the chain mediating effect of executive function and emotional regulation.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between physical activity and social media addiction among adolescents through a moderated mediation model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical activity moderates the mediating role of depression between experiential avoidance and Internet addiction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis investigation was designed to assess the mediating effects of physical exercise and depression on the relationship between family support and Internet addiction (IA) among adolescents in Western China.
methodsA total of 807 adolescents (404 boys and 403 girls, aged 13.80 ± 1.58 years) from Western China completed a self-report questionnaire that measured family support, physical exercise, depression, and IA. We employed SPSS and the Process macro for correlation and mediation analyses.
resultsThe survey results revealed an inverse association between family support and IA, along with a positive association between family support and physical exercise. IA showed a negative correlation with physical exercise and a positive correlation with depression. Physical exercise was also found to be inversely related to depression. After controlling for age and gender, mediation analysis indicated that physical exercise and depression mediated the relationship between family support and IA in adolescents.
conclusionThis study provides a more profound comprehension of the complex pathways linking family support to adolescent IA. These findings could inform targeted interventions that leverage family support to foster physical activity and mental well-being, thereby mitigating the risk of IA.
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