The role of interpersonal alienation in the relationship between social media addiction and learning burnout among Chinese secondary school students

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between social media addiction and learning burnout and the mediating role of interpersonal alienation in the relationship between social media addiction and learning burnout among Chinese middle school students. The study investigates 2095 junior high school students in Zhuhai, China through a web-based questionnaire survey. The study results showed that (1) adolescent social media addiction significantly and positively influenced learning burnout and interpersonal alienation, and (2) adolescent interpersonal alienation mediated the relationship between social media addiction and learning burnout.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and Zhuhai Children’s Health Center for their technical support and guidance concerning this study. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the two middle schools in Zhuhai for their cooperation and assistance in the research process.

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