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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/91861, first published .
Diagram showing antecedents of parenting styles, mediating mechanisms, and social media addiction outcome.

The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Needs in Perceived Parenting Styles and Social Media Addiction Among University Students: Cross-Sectional Study

The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Needs in Perceived Parenting Styles and Social Media Addiction Among University Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Yujie Liu   1, 2 * , PhD ;   Suping Wang   3 * , PhD ;   Ting Wei   1 * , MS ;   Birong Wu   2 , MS ;   Xin Ge   2 , MS ;   Shangbin Liu   2 , MS ;   Chen Xu   2 , MS ;   Shunyu Tao   2 , MS ;   Xiaohong Fan   4 , PhD ;   Fan Hu   2 , PhD ;   Ying Wang   2 , PhD ;   Xue Yang   5 , PhD ;   Yong Cai   2, 6 , PhD

1 Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

2 Institute of Clinical Research, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

3 Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

4 Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China

5 JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

6 Center for Community Health Care, Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Hospital Development Institute, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally

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