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August 20, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Social appearance anxiety and body checking behavior in the relationship between social media addiction and depressive symptoms among college students

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XWXiaochen WangXi'an Jiaotong UniversityYWYanan WangNanjing Tech UniversitySYSung‐Hyun YangKwangwoon University

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Implication

Study reveals social media addiction is linked to depressive symptoms in students, suggesting anxiety interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • Social media addiction directly contributes to depressive symptoms in college students, highlighting urgent mental health concerns.
  • Among the sample, 13.9% of students reported depressive symptoms, reflecting a significant mental health risk.
  • Structural equation modeling was utilized to analyze data from 1,456 students, revealing mediating roles of anxiety and body checking.
  • Interventions targeting social media usage may mitigate anxiety and improve mental health outcomes for college students.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4eaead7bf08b1ead72echttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1608527
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