Mental health and depression as mediators between social media use screen time and academic integrity among tertiary students in Ghana.
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0,
title = {Mental health and depression as mediators between social media use screen time and academic integrity among tertiary students in Ghana.},
author = {Ntumi S and Nimo DG and Ammah C and Donkor B and Agbenyo S and Deku HD and Sunu S},
year = {2026},
journal = {Scientific reports},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0}
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TY - JOUR TI - Mental health and depression as mediators between social media use screen time and academic integrity among tertiary students in Ghana. AU - Ntumi S AU - Nimo DG AU - Ammah C AU - Donkor B AU - Agbenyo S AU - Deku HD AU - Sunu S PY - 2026 JO - Scientific reports DO - 10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0 ER -
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S, N., DG, N., C, A., B, D., S, A., HD, D., & S, S. (2026). Mental health and depression as mediators between social media use screen time and academic integrity among tertiary students in Ghana.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-40285-0
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