Depressive and mobile phone addiction symptoms in Chinese adolescents with major depressive disorder: the mediating effect of alexithymia
MPA symptoms are common in adolescents with MDD, and the effect of depressive symptoms on the severity of MPA symptoms is mediated partially through alexithymia. Therefore, effective identification and intervention for alexithymia may be important strategies to help clinical staff reduce the risk of MPA among adolescents with MDD.
Authors
- Lewei Liu
- Yinghan Tian
- Xiangfen Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9862-5165)
- Xiangwang Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9272-8151)
- Huanzhong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-5249)
- Changhao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-9054)
- Cheng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-1598)
- Jiawei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-4897)
- Lei Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-6148)
- Wenzheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-2813)
- Zhiwei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-1319)
- Yingao Cui
Institutions
- Anhui Jianzhu University (CN)
- Anhui University (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Taizhou Second People's Hospital (CN)
- Taizhou Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
- Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Bozhou People's Hospital (CN)
- The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Anshan Hospital (CN)
- Fuyang Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07271-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China