Associations between Internet addiction, life satisfaction, and post-traumatic stress symptoms among disaster-exposed children and early adolescents: a three-wave longitudinal study

These findings underscore the pivotal role of life satisfaction in mediating the impact of early Internet addiction on long-term psychological outcomes, highlighting it as a key target for interventions aimed at enhancing mental well-being after disaster exposure. Moreover, Internet addiction mediated the link between earlier life satisfaction and later PTSS, highlighting the importance of reducing problematic Internet use to prevent long-term stress symptoms.