ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025
Effect of emotional intelligence on problematic social media use among Chinese college students: mediating role of social exclusion and experiential avoidance.
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- The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Social Appearance Anxiety and Problematic Social Media Use Among Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Behaviour patterns on social media and their associations with cognitive, social and emotional skills in university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Latent profiles of problematic internet use and their associations with physical activity levels among college students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The impact of social exclusion on malevolent creativity among Chinese university students: the roles of empathy, moral disengagement, and teacher support.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the mediating effects of social exclusion and experiential avoidance on college students' emotional intelligence and problematic social media use. Methods: Using convenience sampling, 1,448 students enrolled at nine public universities in Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, and Kunming were recruited from May 1, 2021, to October 28, 2021. The Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Social Exclusion Questionnaire for College Students, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, and the Problematic Mobile Social Media Use Assessment Questionnaire for Adolescents were used to conduct the survey. Results: The results showed that college students' emotional intelligence was negatively correlated with social exclusion, experiential avoidance, and problematic social media use ( Conclusion: Emotional intelligence can potentially influence problematic social media use directly and indirectly through social exclusion and experiential avoidance.
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