Problematic social media use is associated with altered directed exploration under uncertainty.
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- 10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737
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- 2026 Dec
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- Addictive behaviors reports
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737,
title = {Problematic social media use is associated with altered directed exploration under uncertainty.},
author = {Zhou X and Liu X and Dou H and Zhao H and Liu Y and Shen X},
year = {2026},
journal = {Addictive behaviors reports},
doi = {10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Problematic social media use is associated with altered directed exploration under uncertainty. AU - Zhou X AU - Liu X AU - Dou H AU - Zhao H AU - Liu Y AU - Shen X PY - 2026 JO - Addictive behaviors reports DO - 10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737 ER -
APA
X, Z., X, L., H, D., H, Z., Y, L., & X, S. (2026). Problematic social media use is associated with altered directed exploration under uncertainty.. Addictive behaviors reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100737
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