ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
College students' life stress and internet addiction: the roles of loneliness and physical exercise.
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Objective: This study investigates the relationship between life stress (LS) and Internet addiction (IA) among college students, focusing on the mediating role of loneliness (LL) and the moderating role of physical exercise (PE). A moderated mediation model was developed based on stress-coping theory and self-regulation theory. Methods: A survey was conducted with 409 college students from various regions, and statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 28.0 and Process 4.1. Results: (1) Life stress, loneliness, and Internet addiction were significantly positively correlated, whereas physical exercise exhibited a significant negative correlation with all three variables; (2) Loneliness served as a partial mediator in the relationship between life stress and Internet addiction, with a mediating effect value of 0.248, representing 40.7% of the total effect; (3) Physical exercise negatively moderated the relationships between life stress and Internet addiction ( Discussion: Life stress and loneliness are identified as risk factors for Internet addiction among college students, while physical exercise emerges as an effective intervention strategy.
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