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Dimension-level network structure linking depression, anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and problematic smartphone use among chinese medical students

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  • Wei Wu

  • Anping Liu

  • Sijie Gong

  • July 8, 2026

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    A cross-sectional study surveyed 2,587 Chinese medical students to explore associations among emotional distress, sleep issues, and smartphone use.

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    Anxiety was the most prevalent emotional distress dimension at 39.89%, followed by depression at 34.60% and stress at 15.58%.

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    Problematic smartphone use was detected in 64.71% of participants, indicating a significant behavioral issue among medical students.

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    The integrated network analysis identified anxiety, stress, sleep disturbance, and withdrawal as central or bridge nodes in the associations.

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    Gender comparisons showed no significant difference in global strength, but the network structure test was significant, indicating structural differences.

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Dimension-level network structure linking depression, anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and problematic smartphone use among chinese medical students

  • by Wei Wu, Anping Liu, Sijie Gong

  • July 8, 2026

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