Investigating the Relationship between Loneliness, Physical Activity, and Internet Addiction: The Mediating Role of Academic Burnout and Self-Control.
Objective: Internet addiction (IA) poses significant challenges for university students. Although loneliness, physical activity (PA), self-control (SC), and academic burnout (AB) have been implicated in IA, their distinct contributions and mechanisms require further investigation. This study aimed t...
| Publicado en: | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 330 - 345 |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Jul2025
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