1. The relationship between mobile phone use and suicide-related behaviors among adolescents: The mediating role of depression and interpersonal problems.
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Chen, Runsen, Liu, Jianbo, Cao, Xiaolan, Duan, Suqian, Wen, Siyang, Zhang, Simei, Xu, Jianchang, Lin, Ling, Xue, Zhenpeng, and Lu, Jianping
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CELL phones , *SUICIDE risk factors , *TEENAGERS , *CHINESE people , *SUICIDAL behavior , *SUICIDAL ideation , *RESEARCH , *CROSS-sectional method , *RESEARCH methodology , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *COMPARATIVE studies , *MENTAL depression - Abstract
Background: This study examined (a) the relationship that interpersonal problems and depression share with the intensity of mobile phone use and (b) their effects on suicide-related behaviors (SRBs) and self-harming behaviors among adolescents.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adolescents were recruited from 11 middle and high schools in Shenzhen, China. They completed self-reported measures that assessed mobile phone use, their history of SRBs (i.e., suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, and attempted suicide) and self-harming behaviors, depression, and interpersonal problems.Results: Interpersonal problems and depression mediated the relationship between high-intensity mobile phone use and the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among Chinese adolescents.Conclusions: The findings delineate the pathways through which interpersonal problems and depression increase the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among adolescents who report high-intensity mobile phone use. Future studies should develop interventions that alleviate interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms to reduce the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among adolescents who report high-intensity mobile phone use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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