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Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Loneliness and Social Isolation (145) Problematic Internet Use, Online Gambling and Game Addiction (190) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1330) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1691)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/57907, first published .
The Moderated Mediating Effects of Social Media Identity and Loneliness on the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Mental Health in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

The Moderated Mediating Effects of Social Media Identity and Loneliness on the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Mental Health in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

The Moderated Mediating Effects of Social Media Identity and Loneliness on the Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Mental Health in China: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Authors of this article:

Chenxi Liu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yushu Liu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chaojie Liu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rujiao Lin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xi Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xinyi Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yibo Wu3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dan Wang4, 5, 6 Author Orcid Image
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Chenxi Liu   1 , PhD ;   Yushu Liu   1 , MSc ;   Chaojie Liu   2 , PhD ;   Rujiao Lin   1 , MSc ;   Xi Wang   1 , MSc ;   Xinyi Zhang   1 , MSc ;   Yibo Wu   3 * , PhD ;   Dan Wang   4, 5, 6 * , PhD

1 School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

2 School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

3 School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China

4 School of Management, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China

5 Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China

6 Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Development, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China

*these authors contributed equally

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