The central mediating effect of inhibitory control and negative emotion on the relationship between bullying victimization and social network site addiction in adolescents
Jiale Wang, Ning Wang, Tianci Qi, Yang Liu, Zhenhua Guo · 2025
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Description
Bullied teens often end up hooked on social media, and Jiale Wang's team traced the chain that links the two. They surveyed 1,005 adolescents in China about bullying, mood, self-control, and social network addiction. The raw link between bullying and addiction was strong.
Once mood and self-control entered the model, the direct link faded to nothing. Bullying predicted depression, anxiety, and stress, and it weakened inhibitory control. Weak control, in turn, fed the addiction. Stress and anxiety played their own parts. The chain suggests that helping bullied teens means treating mood and rebuilding self-control, not just limiting apps.
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| CREATOR | Jiale Wang, Ning Wang, Tianci Qi, Yang Liu, Zhenhua Guo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |