Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model
Abstract Background and objectives Social network site addiction is strongly correlated with sleep quality among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms driving these relationships require further exploration. This study aims to supplement the understanding of the psychological mechanisms li...
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| description | Abstract Background and objectives Social network site addiction is strongly correlated with sleep quality among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms driving these relationships require further exploration. This study aims to supplement the understanding of the psychological mechanisms linking social network site addiction and sleep quality by investigating depression as a mediating factor and difficulty describing feelings as a moderating factor. Methods A self-report survey was conducted with 1,670 adolescents in China, assessing social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression, and difficulty describing feelings. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed on these variables, followed by the construction of a moderated mediation model. Results Social network site addiction was significantly positively correlated with sleep quality, depression, and difficulty describing feelings among adolescents. Difficulty describing feelings was also significantly positively correlated with depression. Depression partially mediated the relationship between social network site addiction and sleep quality, while difficulty describing feelings intensified the relationship between social network site addiction and depression. Conclusion This study further elucidates the psychological mechanisms linking social network site addiction and sleep quality in adolescents. Depression acts as a mediating factor, while difficulty describing feelings strengthens the relationship between social network site addiction and depression. These findings highlight the role of difficulty describing feelings in the interplay between social network site addiction and sleep quality, offering valuable insights for a more comprehensive understanding and targeted interventions aimed at improving sleep quality in adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24069beca5a64b0ab8223ec469cb50532025-01-26T12:58:15ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-01-0113111110.1186/s40359-025-02372-1Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation modelJiale Wang0Ning Wang1Pingfan Liu2Yang Liu3School of Sports Science, Jishou UniversitySchool of Physical Education and Health Science, Guangxi Minzu UniversitySchool of Physical Education, Xichang UniversitySchool of Sports Science, Jishou UniversityAbstract Background and objectives Social network site addiction is strongly correlated with sleep quality among adolescents. However, the underlying mechanisms driving these relationships require further exploration. This study aims to supplement the understanding of the psychological mechanisms linking social network site addiction and sleep quality by investigating depression as a mediating factor and difficulty describing feelings as a moderating factor. Methods A self-report survey was conducted with 1,670 adolescents in China, assessing social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression, and difficulty describing feelings. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed on these variables, followed by the construction of a moderated mediation model. Results Social network site addiction was significantly positively correlated with sleep quality, depression, and difficulty describing feelings among adolescents. Difficulty describing feelings was also significantly positively correlated with depression. Depression partially mediated the relationship between social network site addiction and sleep quality, while difficulty describing feelings intensified the relationship between social network site addiction and depression. Conclusion This study further elucidates the psychological mechanisms linking social network site addiction and sleep quality in adolescents. Depression acts as a mediating factor, while difficulty describing feelings strengthens the relationship between social network site addiction and depression. These findings highlight the role of difficulty describing feelings in the interplay between social network site addiction and sleep quality, offering valuable insights for a more comprehensive understanding and targeted interventions aimed at improving sleep quality in adolescents.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02372-1Social network site addictionSleep qualityDepressionDifficulty describing feelingsAdolescents |
| spellingShingle | Jiale Wang Ning Wang Pingfan Liu Yang Liu Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model BMC Psychology Social network site addiction Sleep quality Depression Difficulty describing feelings Adolescents |
| title | Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model |
| title_full | Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model |
| title_fullStr | Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model |
| title_short | Social network site addiction, sleep quality, depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings: a moderated mediation model |
| title_sort | social network site addiction sleep quality depression and adolescent difficulty describing feelings a moderated mediation model |
| topic | Social network site addiction Sleep quality Depression Difficulty describing feelings Adolescents |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02372-1 |
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