Social Media Addiction and Aggressive Behaviors in Early Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Nighttime Social Media Use and Sleep Quality

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Shanyan; Longobardi, Claudio; Gastaldi, Francesca Giovanna Maria; Fabris, Matteo Angelo
Titel	Social Media Addiction and Aggressive Behaviors in Early Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Nighttime Social Media Use and Sleep Quality
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 44 (2024) 1, S.41-58 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Longobardi, Claudio)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/02724316231160142
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Addictive Behavior; Aggression; Early Adolescents; Sleep; Secondary School Students; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Schlaf; Sekundarschüler; Korrelation; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	Social media addiction (SMA) is considered a risk factor for aggressive behaviors in adolescents, while its underlying mechanisms remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the possible mediating roles of nighttime social media use and sleep quality in the relationship between SMA and aggressive behaviors. A sample of 773 Italian secondary school students (49.9% female, age range = 11-15 years) completed a self-report questionnaire that included information on SMA, nighttime social media use, sleep quality, and aggressive behaviors. Results indicated that SMA was positively associated with aggressive behaviors. In addition, SMA was positively related to nighttime social media use and negatively related to sleep quality. Nighttime social media use was associated with a poorer sleep quality, which in turn associated with more aggressive behaviors. Analyses indicated that both nighttime social media use and sleep quality were mediators in the relationship between SMA and aggressive behaviors in adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01