Depression and social media addiction among teenagers in a longitudinal study with dual moderation

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This longitudinal study examines the relationship between depression and social media addiction in 3,184 Chinese teenagers, focusing on the moderating roles of difficulty describing feelings and experiential avoidance. The research utilizes self-report measures across three time points to analyze how these psychological factors influence the association between depressive symptoms and subsequent social media use patterns. The findings suggest that individuals with greater difficulty describing emotions or higher experiential avoidance are more vulnerable to this link, highlighting the relevance of emotional regulation capacities in adolescent social media behavior.

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443ed36d78af4eff
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PubMed Central
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Pingfan Liu (Xichang University), Yi-Xiang Wang (Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport), Q. H. Zuo (Zhengzhou University), Tong Han (Huaiyin Institute of Technology), Junwei Zhang (Huaiyin Normal University)
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2026-02-12
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gold
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10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8
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@article{allodium:443ed36d78af4eff,
  title = {Depression and social media addiction among teenagers in a longitudinal study with dual moderation},
  author = {Pingfan Liu and Yi-Xiang Wang and Q. H. Zuo and Tong Han and Junwei Zhang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Depression and social media addiction among teenagers in a longitudinal study with dual moderation
AU  - Liu, Pingfan
AU  - Wang, Yi-Xiang
AU  - Zuo, Q. H.
AU  - Han, Tong
AU  - Zhang, Junwei
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8
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Liu, P., Wang, Y., Zuo, Q. H., Han, T., & Zhang, J. (2026). Depression and social media addiction among teenagers in a longitudinal study with dual moderation. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-38729-8

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