Relationship between personality and adolescent depression: the mediating role of loneliness and problematic internet use.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968559 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-244X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1471244X NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • Subject Terms:
      Loneliness*/psychology ; Personality* ; Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology ; Internet Addiction Disorder*/epidemiology ; Depression*/psychology; Humans ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; Child ; Adolescent Behavior/psychology ; Personality Inventory ; Internet ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      Background: Previous research has indicated that personality traits, loneliness, and problematic internet use (PIU) significantly contribute to the prevalence of adolescent depression. However, the specific interrelationships among these variables in explaining the occurrence of depression remain unclear. Drawing upon susceptibility theory and cognitive-behavioral theory, this study explored whether personality traits influences adolescent depression through loneliness and PIU.
      Methods: A total of 2476 adolescents (aged 12-18) from all over the country completed a psycho-social test, including the 10-Item Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI-10), three-Item Loneliness Scale (T-ILS), Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-Short Form (PIUQ-SF-6) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The mediation model was built and bootstrap method was used to test the mediating effect.
      Results: Results showed that neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness have a direct role on depression. Loneliness and PIU partially mediated the relationship between neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and depression, and completely mediated the relationship between extroversion and depression.
      Conclusions: The results suggest that loneliness and PIU play important mediating roles in the relationship between personality traits and depression. This remind us that alleviating sense of loneliness and reducing overuse of the internet are a strategy for improve depression among adolescents.
      (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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    • Grant Information:
      TJZR202201 Young Science and Technology Innovation Talents Fostering Program of Hebei Medical University; BJK2023003 Young Top Talents Program of Scientific and Technological Research in Higher Education Institutions of Hebei Province; H2022206308 Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province; 216Z7712G The Central Guided Local Science and Technology Development Funding Program (Basic Research Projects)
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      Keywords: Adolescent depression; Loneliness; Mediation analysis; Personality traits; Problematic internet use
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20241014 Date Completed: 20241015 Latest Revision: 20241018
    • Publication Date:
      20241018
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11477057
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12888-024-06131-1
    • Accession Number:
      39402533