Bullying victimization and depressive symptoms among left-behind children: a moderated mediation model involving Internet Addiction (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the mediating role of Internet Addiction in the association between bullying victimization and Depressive Symptoms among left-behind children, as well as the moderating role of physical activity in this relationship.MethodsA cross-sectional design was adopted. A total of 21,689 left-behind children were recruited using stratified random sampling. A moderated mediation model was constructed within the generalized linear model framework. Conditional indirect...