The impact of perceived social support on anxiety and depression: the chain mediating effect of internet addiction and insomnia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depression as important factors affecting college students' physical and mental health have received more and more social attention. Though a growing literature have confirmed significant correlations among perceived social support, Internet addiction, insomnia, anxiety and depressive symptom, there is a paucity of evidence focused on the sequential mediating roles of Internet addiction and insomnia in these relationships. This empirical study attempted to investigate the chain mediating role that Internet addiction and insomnia played together in the relationship between perceived social support and negative emotions in the population of college students.

Methods

3484 undergraduate students aged 18-23 were recruited with cluster sampling methods and i

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523048 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature