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September 10, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Internet addiction and mental health: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis in medical students with a psychiatric major

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YLYing LuYLYue LuYTYu Tian

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals internet addiction links with mental health issues in medical students, indicating critical social support needs.

Key Points

  • Internet addiction was found in 17.7% of medical students with a psychiatric major, indicating a notable concern.
  • Key associations include higher levels of impulsivity, depression, and anxiety linked to increased internet addiction severity.
  • The study employed a cross-sectional survey and mediation analysis, utilizing Young’s Internet Addiction Test and mental health questionnaires.
  • Findings suggest that enhancing academic year support may help reduce internet addiction through better mental health outcomes.

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Lu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c240deb210217d6479c39ehttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1625824
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