APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Does Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events Moderate the Longitudinal Relationship between Mental Health and Problematic Media Use? Moderated Multiple Mediation Analyses within the ABCD Study
Session: Poster Session VII
Authors
- Dunja TutusPresenting Author
Ulm University - Dunja TutusPresenting Author
German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) - Dunja TutusPresenting Author
Competence Center Public Child Mental Health - Jörg Fegert
German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) - Jörg Fegert
Ulm University - Jörg Fegert
Competence Center Public Child Mental Health - Ann-Christin Haag
Ulm University - Ann-Christin Haag
German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) - Ann-Christin Haag
Competence Center Public Child Mental Health
Abstract
Data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study was analyzed to investigate whether problematic media use (PMU) mediates longitudinal changes in mental health, and if trauma exposure moderates this relationship. Analyses indicated that mental health problems and trauma exposure independently contributed to PMU, which subsequently exacerbated mental health problems.
