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October 2, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

The moderating role of social support in the relationship between alexithymia and problematic smartphone use among Chinese depressed adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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SLShumiao LiuYWYu-Feng WuFSFengxia Sun

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Cross-sectional study investigates social support's role in reducing problematic smartphone use in depressed adolescents with alexithymia.

Key Points

  • Alexithymia is significantly associated with problematic smartphone use among depressed adolescents.
  • Family and friend support mitigates the positive predictive effect of alexithymia on problematic smartphone use.
  • The study included 2343 adolescents from 14 medical institutions in China aged 12-18 years.
  • These findings underscore the importance of integrating social support into interventions for adolescents at risk of smartphone addiction.

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Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68f683cbc991d0a21e5chttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1650290
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