Role of loneliness and physical activity in relationship between childhood emotional maltreatment and problematic social media use among college students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.12.14
- VernacularTitle:孤独感和身体活动在大学生童年情感虐待与社交媒体问题性使用关系中的作用
- Author:
Yuancheng LING
1
;
Rong FAN
;
Danxuan ZHANG
;
Wenhao XUE
;
Min ZOU
Author Information
1. 中国地质大学(武汉)体育学院,武汉 430074
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
childhood;
emotional maltreatment;
loneliness;
problematic social media use;
physical activity;
college students
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(12):1093-1099
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between childhood emotional maltreatment and problematic social media use among college students,and to examine the role of loneliness and physical activity in their relation-ship.Methods:A total of 1 186 college students completed the Childhood Abuse Questionnaire(CTQ-SF)emotion-al maltreatment subscale,Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale(BSMAS),UCLA Loneliness Scale(ULS),and Physical Activity Rating Scale(PARS-3).Results:Childhood emotional maltreatment scores were positively corre-lated with the BSMAS scores(r=0.34,P＜0.01).The loneliness partially mediated the relationship between child-hood emotional maltreatment and problematic social media use,with the mediating effect accounting for 30.75％of the total effect.Physical activity moderated the association between childhood emotional maltreatment and prob-lematic social media use(β=-0.10,P＜0.01).Conclusion:Childhood emotional maltreatment is associated with problematic social media use among college students,mediated by loneliness and moderated by physical activity.
