Emotion dysregulation and psychopathological symptoms in non-clinical adolescents: The mediating role of boredom and social media use
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Background: Emotion dysregulation, boredom, and problematic social media use are well-known vulnerability factors for psychopathology during adolescence; nevertheless, the interplay between these factors remains underinvestigated in the literature. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to explore the mediating role of boredom and problematic social media use in the relations between emotion dysregulation and both internalizing and externalizing problems in a non-clinical group of Italian adolescents. Method: 721 students (64.6% girls; Mage = 15.49 years ± 1.82) were involved and completed self-report tools assessing emotion dysregulation, boredom, problematic social media use, and psychopathological symptoms. Path analysis was used to test whether boredom and problematic social media use mediated the relation between emotion dysregulation and psychopathology, distinguishing between internalizing and externalizing problems. Results: Path models showed that emotion dysregulation predicted both internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as boredom and problematic social media use. Importantly, boredom mediated the associations between emotion dysregulation and both psychopathological dimensions, while problematic social media use mediated only the relation with externalizing problems. Conclusions: Our results highlight that the influence of emotion dysregulation on psychopathology can manifest through different paths, leading to specific symptomatology based on interactions between various variables. In particular, boredom seems to be a transdiagnostic factor for psychopathology in adolescence, whereas problematic social media use would be a dimension-specific factor. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Loneliness is often linked to emotion dysregulation which can lead to increased irritability, poor impulse control, and difficulty managing social relationships, and then may manifest as problematic behavior.
“Loneliness is often linked to emotion dysregulation which can lead to increased irritability, poor impulse control, and difficulty managing social relationships, and then may manifest as problematic behavior.88”
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- Authors
- Iannattone, S., Mezzalira, S., Bottesi, G., Gatta, M., & Miscioscia, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Basilicata (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Iannattone, Sara
- Mezzalira, Selene
- Bottesi, Gioia
- Gatta, Michela
- Miscioscia, Marina
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-01-06
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-5
- ISSN
- 1753-2000 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10771649
- OpenAlex
- W4390640518
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9
- FWCI
- 13.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- emotional dysregulation, boredom, social media addiction, psychiatric symptoms, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, adolescents, mediation, transdiagnostic factors, vulnerability factors
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