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This research aims to investigate how problematic mobile phone use mediates the relationship between different dimensions of solitude and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

February 27, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

Meta-analytic structural equation modeling with mediation role of problematic mobile phone use between solitude and anxiety and depression

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TLTour LiuTianjin Normal University NZNian ZhaoTianjin Normal University YYYidan YuanTianjin Normal University

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Meta-analysis identifies problematic mobile phone use as a mediator of solitude's impact on anxiety and depression.

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This research aims to investigate how problematic mobile phone use mediates the relationship between different dimensions of solitude and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Conducted a systematic search across nine databases to identify relevant studies.
Synthesized data from 37 independent studies with a total of 27,713 participants.
Applied meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) to test the relationships among solitude, PMPU, anxiety, and depression.
Social avoidance, loneliness, and unsociable solitude positively predicted PMPU and mental health issues.
Positive solitude showed no significant connection to PMPU or mental health outcomes.
PMPU was confirmed as a significant mediator in the relationship between maladaptive solitude and anxiety.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a134dded1d949a99abe509 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04234-w

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