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Network Characteristics of Depression and Internet Addiction Symptoms in Adolescents Affected by Bullying: A Comparative Study of Left-Behind and Non-Left-Behind Youth

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  • Qi Li

  • Jiannan Zheng

  • Zhijie Yan

  • Ruifeng Liu

  • April 28, 2026

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    School bullying significantly increases the risk of depressive symptoms and internet addiction among adolescents.

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    The study included 15,984 bullying-victimized adolescents and utilized a mixed graphical model to analyze symptom networks.

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    Risky persistence and Tolerance were identified as the strongest central symptoms in the network of depressive symptoms and internet addiction.

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    No significant differences were found in symptom network characteristics between left-behind and non-left-behind adolescents.

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    Intervention strategies should focus on bullying exposure and symptom severity rather than solely on identity-based distinctions.

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Network Characteristics of Depression and Internet Addiction Symptoms in Adolescents Affected by Bullying: A Comparative Study of Left-Behind and Non-Left-Behind Youth

  • by Qi Li, Jiannan Zheng, Zhijie Yan, Ruifeng Liu

  • April 28, 2026

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