Reciprocal Relationships Between Problematic Social Media Use, Problematic Gaming, and Psychological Distress Among University Students: A 9-Month Longitudinal Study

• Main Authors: Ching-Wen Chang (Author), Ru-Yi Huang (Author), Carol Strong (Author), Yi-Ching Lin (Author), Meng-Che Tsai (Author), I-Hua Chen (Author), Chung-Ying Lin (Author), Amir H. Pakpour (Author), Mark D. Griffiths (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe causal relationships between two specific types of problematic use in internet-related activities [i.e., problematic social media use (PSMU) and problematic gaming (PG)] and psychological distress remain controversial. The present study investigated the temporal relationships between P...