The mediating role of social connectedness and negative cognitive emotion regulation in the association between problematic Internet use and depression among adolescents

• Main Authors: Jiaqi Xu (Author), Xia-Can Chen (Author), Lihua Chen (Author), Dan Luo (Author), Wenxin Bao (Author), Xia Yang (Author), Junzhe Ran (Author), Jiajun Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionWhile the relationship between adolescent problematic Internet use (PIU) and depression has been extensively researched, few studies have investigated the role and mechanisms of social connectedness (SC) in this context. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of social conn...