Dose-Response Relationship of Loneliness and Internet Addiction With Depression Among College Students: A Multicenter Survey
Loneliness and Internet addiction both predicted the high risk of depression among college students. Mental health screening and interventions should be tailored to address loneliness and Internet addiction in this population to prevent the onset of depression among at-risk individuals.
Authors
- Yi Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-6486)
- Zhaohui Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-9504)
- Mengyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-0787)
- A Li-Ya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3497-8814)
- Yu‐Tao Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-0029)
- Teris Cheung
- Huiting Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7906-6122)
- Chee H. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-2732)
- Yuan-Yuan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7632-3893)
- Shou Liu
Institutions
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- Qinghai University (CN)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Macau (MO)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Nanfang Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- Melbourne Clinic (AU)
- Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology (CN)
- Southeast University (CN)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251371433
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00