TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The relationship between mobile phone use and suicide-related behaviors among adolescents: the mediating role of depression and interpersonal problems
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Chen, Runsen
A1  - Liu, Jianbo
A1  - Cao, Xiaolan
A1  - Duan, Suqian
A1  - Wen, Siyang
A1  - Zhang, Simei
A1  - Xu, Jianchang
A1  - Lin, Ling
A1  - Xue, Zhenpeng
A1  - Lu, Jianping
SP  - 101
EP  - 107
VL  - 269
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: This study examined (a) the relationship that interpersonal problems and depression share with the intensity of mobile phone use and (b) their effects on suicide-related behaviors (SRBs) and self-harming behaviors among adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, adolescents were recruited from 11 middle and high schools in Shenzhen, China. They completed self-reported measures that assessed mobile phone use, their history of SRBs (i.e., suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, and attempted suicide) and self-harming behaviors, depression, and interpersonal problems. <br><br>RESULTS: Interpersonal problems and depression mediated the relationship between high-intensity mobile phone use and the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among Chinese adolescents. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings delineate the pathways through which interpersonal problems and depression increase the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among adolescents who report high-intensity mobile phone use. Future studies should develop interventions that alleviate interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms to reduce the risk for SRBs and self-harming behaviors among adolescents who report high-intensity mobile phone use.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.128
ID  - ref1
ER  -