Childhood Maltreatment, Bullying, and Internet Addiction in Relation to Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Mediation and Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internet addiction (IA), childhood maltreatment (CM), and bullying are prevalent psychosocial stressors among adolescents and have each been associated with suicidal ideation (SI). However, existing research often treats these factors in isolation, overlooking their potential interrelationships and joint associations with SI.

Objective

This study aimed to examine how CM, IA, and bullying are jointly related to SI at both the scale and symptom levels and identify key symptoms within the CM-IA-bullying-SI network that may serve as intervention targets to disrupt maladaptive associations across the network.

Methods

A total of 6573 adolescents were recruited through cluster sampling. Mediation analyses were conducted to assess direct and indirect effects of CM

SUBMITTER: Lu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503435 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature