Longitudinal Associations of Social Anxiety Trajectories with Internet-Related Addictive Behaviors Among College Students: A Five-Wave Survey Study.

The college stage is characterized by increased interpersonal interaction and intense social anxiety. Although the associations between social anxiety and internet-related addictive behaviors have been established, the question of whether the developmental trajectory of social anxiety is linked to s...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 3467 - 3484
Autores principales: Li, Xiaomeng, Chen, Xiaoyan, Zhu, Ya, Shi, Xuliang
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Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2025
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          https://ror.org/01p884a79 College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, China
          https://ror.org/0030zas98 Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
          https://ror.org/054fysp39 Center for Mental Health Education and Counseling, Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Dongguan, China
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        Social anxiety
        Internet addiction
        Mental health
        Cell phone addiction
        Behavior modification
        College students
        Longitudinal method
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          Internet addiction
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        Addictive behaviors
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        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
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      ab: The college stage is characterized by increased interpersonal interaction and intense social anxiety. Although the associations between social anxiety and internet-related addictive behaviors have been established, the question of whether the developmental trajectory of social anxiety is linked to subsequent internet-related addictive behaviors remains unexplored. Utilizing a longitudinal design combined with a person-centered approach, the current study examined the developmental trajectory of social anxiety among 3,861 students throughout their university years. Additionally, we explored the impacts of specific change patterns of social anxiety on subsequent internet-related addictive behaviors. The growth mixture modeling identified three distinct profiles of social anxiety: high-stable group (n=515, 13.33%), high-decreasing group (n=243, 6.30%), and low-decreasing group (n=3103, 80.37%). Furthermore, the results of binary logistic regression analysis revealed that students in the high-decreasing and low-decreasing groups were less likely to experience smartphone addiction and Internet game addiction compared to those in the high-stable group. These findings underscore the importance of identifying individuals with a high risk for social anxiety and providing them with personalized and effective mental health services to mitigate their susceptibility of developing internet-related addictive behaviors.
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