The Protective Role of Social Inclusion: Loneliness as a Mediator Between Excessive Internet Use and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
These findings advance our theoretical understanding of how digital behavior impacts adolescent mental health and provide evidence-based insights for developing comprehensive interventions. Effective strategies to address EIU-related depressive symptoms should incorporate both loneliness reduction and social inclusion enhancement to promote adolescent well-being in the digital age.
Authors
- Timo Toikko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9452-8022)
- Ning Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8746-9829)
- Katarzyna Suwada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8785-855X)
- Jing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-3170)
Institutions
- Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (CN)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/prbm.s532794
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00