Social appearance anxiety and body checking behavior in the relationship between social media addiction and depressive symptoms among college students

BackgroundThe relationship between social media addiction and depressive symptoms has been extensively studied; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unexplored. This study examined the mediating roles of social appearance anxiety and body checking behaviors in this relationship. This research a...

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Main Authors: Xiaochen Wang, Yanan Wang, Shufei Yang, Zhen Li, Chang Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1608527/full
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