The Relationship Between Passive Social Networking Site Use and Depression Among Middle School Students——Chain-Mediated Effects of Body Dissatisfaction and Restrictive Diets and Their Gender Differences
The Social Networking Site Surveillance Use Scale,Negative Body Self Scale,Dutch Eating Behavior Question-naire,and Flow Center Depression Inventory were used to investigate 1161 middle school students.The results found that:(1)passive social networking site use was significantly and positively associated with body dissatisfaction,restrictive eating,and depression,respectively;(2)Body dissatisfaction and restrictive eating mediated the relationship between passive social net-working site use and depression;(3)Body dissatisfaction and restrictive eating chained mediated the relationship between pas-sive social networking site use and depression,and there are gender differences.Passive internet use is a risk factor for depres-sion,and body dissatisfaction and restrictive diet also influence the occurrence of depression with gender differences,which provides theoretical guidance for the prevention and intervention of depression in middle school students.
passive social networking site usebody dissatisfactionrestrictive dietdepressiongender difference
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