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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

The relationship of nomophobia and social media addiction with psychiatric symptoms, self esteem, and perceived parental attitudes in adolescents

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SKS. KultaşFÇFatma ÇoşkunÖAÖmer Faruk Akça

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Overview

Analysis highlights strong correlations between nomophobia, social media addiction, and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents, suggesting implications for parental attitudes.

Key Points

  • Nomophobia and social media addiction are prevalent in 56.6% and 31.4% of adolescents, respectively.
  • Both conditions correlate positively with attention deficit and ADHD index, particularly in boys.
  • Regression analysis predicts social media addiction by anxiety and OCD symptoms in boys, while ADHD and depression predict addiction in girls.
  • This research underscores the need for early intervention to address psychiatric symptoms related to technological addictions.

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Kultaş et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4507331b076d99fa57a63https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1156
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