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September 10, 2025Psychiatry InvestigationOpen Access

Online Aggressive Behavior, Self-Harm Behavior, and Social Anxiety: The Mediating Effect of Social Network Sites Addictive Tendency and the Moderating Effect of Sex

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HDHuachen DingUniversity of Shanghai for Science and Technology YXYuanzhi XuQingdao University

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Survey of 1,608 college students reveals social anxiety enhances online aggressive and self-harm behavior, suggesting interventions should address addictive tendencies on social network sites.

Key Points

Social anxiety is significantly linked to both online aggressive and self-harm behavior in college students.
Approximately 1,608 college students participated, with findings highlighting the mediating role of SNS addictive tendency.
Structural equation modeling showed a significant mediating effect of SNS addictive tendency on the relationship between social anxiety and harmful behaviors.
Males displayed a stronger connection between social anxiety and SNS addictive tendency, indicating a need for gender-specific interventions.

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Ding et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1cc2e54b1d3bfb60f4303 https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2025.0087

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Survey of 1,608 college students reveals social anxiety enhances online aggressive and self-harm behavior, suggesting interventions should address addictive tendencies on social network sites.