Mediating effect of social anxiety on the association between self-esteem and internet addiction among Chinese vocational school students
The results indicate that social anxiety plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between self-esteem and internet addiction, affecting both directly and indirectly this association. These findings underscore the importance of addressing self-esteem and social anxiety in interventions aimed at reducing internet addiction among adolescents, suggesting that targeted psychological support could be pivotal in mitigating the risk of developing addictive behaviors online.
Authors
- Chenyu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3812-3164)
- Haiyan Shi
- Jiahu Hao
- Guifang Jin
- Hongyuan Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-1841)
- Puyu Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-2805)
- Ying Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-6514)
- Zhihua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-4332)
- Yanyan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-676X)
- Xiaoyan Wu
- Linsheng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8006-5812)
- Xiaowu Tang
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1412480
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 21.01