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

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.

Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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