Social isolation and social media addiction: the serial mediation roles of social anxiety and FoMO among Chinese university students.

Zhao X, Xu T, Liu X

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-33176-3
Published: 2025 Dec 21
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-025-33176-3,
  title = {Social isolation and social media addiction: the serial mediation roles of social anxiety and FoMO among Chinese university students.},
  author = {Zhao X and Xu T and Liu X},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-33176-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33176-3}
}

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X, Z., T, X., & X, L. (2025). Social isolation and social media addiction: the serial mediation roles of social anxiety and FoMO among Chinese university students.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33176-3

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