The relationship between loneliness and problematic smartphone use among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of negative emotions and maladaptive coping

  • Xiaoli Du
  • , Guangcan Xiang
  • , Mingyue Xiao
  • , Xinyuan Liu
  • , Jiayi Sun
  • , Cody Ding
  • , Hong Chen

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1449-1462
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Adolescence
Volume95
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

  • loneliness
  • maladaptive coping
  • negative emotions
  • problematic smartphone use

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