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The comorbidity mechanism of problematic internet use and depression among Chinese college students: A cross-lagged panel network analysis.
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Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2024 Sep; Vol. 156, pp. 108057. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 10. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Problematic internet use (PIU) and depression usually co-occur and are common among college students. According to network theory, it may be attributed to the interplay of symptoms that connect these two mental health problems. However, most studies have failed to examine complex and subtle connections at the symptom level and have not clarified how PIU and depression symptoms are intercorrelated, which symptoms serve as the source of comorbidity (i.e., the central symptoms), and whether such a comorbidity mechanism would change with higher grades. To explore these questions, this study examined four contemporaneous networks and three cross-lagged panel networks, visualizing the symptoms as nodes and the connections between symptoms as edges. A total of 2,420 college students (M <subscript>age</subscript>  = 18.35, SD = 0.84; 67.98 % girls) completed four annual surveys. Overall, the results of contemporaneous networks and cross-lagged panel networks indicated that (a) PIU and depression symptoms are intercorrelated; (b) the core symptoms responsible for comorbidity mostly belonged to PIU, and (c) the comorbidity mechanism would change with time. These findings explain the dynamic relation between PIU and depression and identify possible primary symptoms that comorbidity programs can mitigate at different stages of the college years.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Female
Male
Young Adult
Adolescent
Universities
China epidemiology
Depression epidemiology
Depression psychology
Depressive Disorder epidemiology
Depressive Disorder psychology
Students statistics & numerical data
Students psychology
Comorbidity
Internet Addiction Disorder epidemiology
Internet Addiction Disorder psychology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-6327
- Volume :
- 156
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addictive behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38733952
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108057