How do depression, duration of internet use and social connection in adolescence influence each other over time? An extension of the RI-CLPM including contextual factors

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Highlights：

• The study aims to investigate the bidirectional effects among Internet use, social connections, and depression.

• Data collected over three years from 981 adolescents were analyzed with an extension of the Random Intercept-Cross Lagged Panel Model.

• At the within-person level, higher duration of Internet use increased depression, and, to a lower extent, also the opposite was found.

• At the between-person level, heavier Internet users reported higher levels of social connections with friends

摘要

•The study aims to investigate the bidirectional effects among Internet use, social connections, and depression.•Data collected over three years from 981 adolescents were analyzed with an extension of the Random Intercept-Cross Lagged Panel Model.•At the within-person level, higher duration of Internet use increased depression, and, to a lower extent, also the opposite was found.•At the between-person level, heavier Internet users reported higher levels of social connections with friends

论文关键词：Adolescence,Depression,Internet use,Social connection,Longitudinal,RICLPM

论文评审过程：Received 2 February 2022, Revised 30 June 2022, Accepted 6 July 2022, Available online 12 July 2022, Version of Record 21 July 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107390