ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025
Bridging symptoms between problematic social networking and generalized anxiety in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a network analysis.
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Background: Problematic social networking site use (PSNSU) may arise as a coping response to generalized anxiety and, in turn, intensify anxiety symptoms, creating a bidirectional cycle that poses increased risks for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents. However, the symptom-level mechanisms underlying these intertwined associations remain unclear. To address this gap, the present study applied a symptom network analysis approach to examine. Methods: A total of 5,938 adolescents in Guangxi Province, China, completed an e-questionnaire and validated measures of generalized anxiety, social networking site addictive tendencies, and NSSI. Related to the aim of the current study, 1,544 participants who reported engaging in NSSI were included in the final data analysis, corresponding to a prevalence rate of 26.0% (age Results: Within the generalized anxiety network, the strongest edge was between uncontrollable worry and excessive worry (edge weight = 0.27). Within the PSNSU network, the most robust edge-linked online relationship satisfaction and virtual friend anxiety (edge weight = 0.35). Cross-community associations indicated irritability was the strongest positive association with social network addiction (edge weight = 0.07). Bridge centrality analysis identified dual existence ( Conclusions: This study reveals that PSNSU, generalized anxiety, and NSSI are interconnected at the symptom level, with "dual existence" being the key bridge linking PSNSU and anxiety, while "restlessness" is the anxiety symptom most directly linked to NSSI. Longitudinal studies are warranted to clarify causal pathways and evaluate symptom-targeted prevention strategies.
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