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Connections between childhood abuse and internet addiction in teens with major depression
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Abstract
A total of 332 adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder were studied to explore the relationship between and .
- Network analysis identified 'Depress/moody/nervous being offline', 'Request an extension for longer time', and 'Sleep loss due to late-night logins' as central symptoms in the childhood maltreatment and internet addiction network.
- 'Emotional abuse', 'sexual abuse', and 'complaints about online time' were found to be key bridge symptoms connecting childhood maltreatment to internet addiction.
- Significant connectivity among these symptoms suggests their critical role in linking childhood maltreatment and internet addiction.
- The findings indicate a complex relationship between childhood maltreatment and internet addiction in adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.
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Key numbers
93%
Participation Rate
Out of 356 invited adolescents, 332 completed the assessment.
15.32 years
Average Age
Mean age of participants with a standard deviation of 1.62.
242 of 332
Gender Distribution
Participants included 242 males and 90 females.