Physical activity mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and problematic smartphone use (PSU) in Germany

Background: People with enhanced levels of depressive symptoms often feel sad, hopeless, and helpless. Some of them tend to escape the negative emotions by intensive smartphone use. This could enhance their risk for problematic use tendencies. Factors that can reduce this risk are of great importanc...

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Main Authors: Julia Brailovskaia, Jürgen Margraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915323000434