Gender Differences in the Co‐Occurrence Networks of Problematic Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Cross‐Lagged Panel Network Analysis
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Authors
- Xiao Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-0172)
- Gang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-8970)
- Ya Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-0919)
- Yanli Li
- Shuchen He
- Wenping Liao
- Tairan Zhang
Institutions
- Chongqing Normal University (CN)
- People's Hospital of Kaizhou District (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70263
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00