Procrastination

قُل لَّآ أَمۡلِكُ لِنَفۡسِي ضَرࣰّ ا وَلَا نَفۡعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۗ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌۚ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةࣰ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ

Say [Prophet], ‘I cannot control any harm or benefit that comes to me, except as God wills. There is an appointed term for every community, and when it is reached they can neither delay nor hasten it, even for a moment.’

وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلࣲ مَّعۡدُودࣲ‏

We are delaying it only for a specified period

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَتۡ رُسُلُنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰ قَالُواْ سَلَٰمࣰ اۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمࣱۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ حَنِيذࣲ‏

To Abraham Our messengers brought good news. They said, ‘Peace.’ He answered, ‘Peace,’ and without delay he brought in a roasted calf

وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسۡرَةࣲ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيۡسَرَةࣲۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُواْ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

If the debtor is in difficulty, then delay things until matters become easier for him; still, if you were to write it off as an act of charity, that would be better for you, if only you knew

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

They said, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلࣱۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَأۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةࣰ وَلَا يَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ

There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment

(And if the debtor is in straitened circumstances�) [2:280]. Said al-Kalbi: �The Banu �Amr ibn �Umayr said to Banu�l-Mughirah: �Give us our capitals and we will spare you the payment of the usury on them�. The Banu�l-Mughirah said: �We are now in straitened circumstances, please give us some respite until the time of the harvest�. Banu�l-Mughirah refused this request. Allah, exalted is He, then revealed (And if the debtor is in straitened circumstances�)�.

And if any man in debt should be in difficulties then let him have respite a postponement till things are easier read maysara or maysura meaning ‘a time of ease’; but that you should give tassaddaqū where the second tā’ of the softened form tatasaddaqū has been assimilated with the sād the one in difficulty a voluntary almsgiving by waiving his debt is better for you did you but know if you know that it is better for you then do it. In a hadīth it is said ‘Whoever gives respite to one in difficulty or waives his debt God will place him under His shade on a day when there shall be no shade except God’s’ as reported by Muslim.

They said ‘Put him and his brother off a while postpone any decision regarding their affair and send into the towns summoners gatherers

Every community has a term a finite period of time. When their term comes they shall not delay it a single hour nor bring it forward.

They said: "Put him and his brother off (for a time), and send callers to the cities to collect (111)"That they bring to you all well-versed sorcerers. (112) Ibn 'Abbas commented, أَرْجِهْ ("Put him off"), means, "delay him (for a time)." وَأَرْسِلْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ ("and send to the cities"), areas and provinces of your kingdom – O Fir'awn, حَاشِرِينَ ("to collect") to gather magicians from various lands. At this time, magic was the trade of the day and it was widespread and popular. They had the idea that what Musa brought was a type of magic similar to the magic that the sorcerers of their time practiced. Because of this incorrect assumption, they brought all the magicians in order to defeat the miracles that he showed them. Allah said about Fir'awn, فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِ فَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُ نَحْنُ وَلَا أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى

And every Ummah has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)(34)O Children of Adam! If there come to you Messengers from among you, reciting to you My Ayat, then whosoever has Taqwa and becomes righteous, on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve (35)But those who reject Our Ayat and treat them with arrogance, they are the dwellers of the Fire, they will abide therein forever (36) Allah said, وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ (And every Ummah has), meaning, each generation and nation, أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ (its appointed term; when their term comes) which they were destined for, لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ (neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)). Allah then warned the Children of Adam that He sent to them Messengers who conveyed to them His Ayat. Allah

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلاَ أَنَّ رِجَالاً يَكْرَهُونَ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي وَلاَ أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ مَا تَخَلَّفْتُ، لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ، ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ، ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men who dislike to be left behind and for whom I do not have means of conveyance, I would not stay away (from any Holy Battle). I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and come to life and then get, martyred and then come to life and then get martyred and then get resurrected and then get martyred

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي أُحُدٌ ذَهَبًا، لأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ لاَ يَأْتِيَ ثَلاَثٌ وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ، لَيْسَ شَىْءٌ أُرْصِدُهُ فِي دَيْنٍ عَلَىَّ أَجِدُ مَنْ يَقْبَلُهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, I would love that, before three days had passed, not a single Dinar thereof remained with me if I found somebody to accept it excluding some amount that I would keep for the payment of my debts

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَرْعَرَةَ السَّامِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، - يَعْنِيَانِ الثَّقَفِيَّ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ الثَّقَفِيِّ فَلَوْ كَانَ حَيًّا كَانَ هَذَا السَّكَكُ بِهِ عَيْبًا ‏.‏

Jabir reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) narrating a hadith like this with a slight variation of wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِالسُّوقِ دَاخِلاً مِنْ بَعْضِ الْعَالِيَةِ وَالنَّاسُ كَنَفَتَهُ فَمَرَّ بِجَدْىٍ أَسَكَّ مَيِّتٍ فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنَّ هَذَا لَهُ بِدِرْهَمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا مَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّهُ لَنَا بِشَىْءٍ وَمَا نَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنَّهُ لَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ حَيًّا كَانَ عَيْبًا فِيهِ لأَنَّهُ أَسَكُّ فَكَيْفَ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ فَوَاللَّهِ لَلدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذَا عَلَيْكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) happened to walk through the bazar coming from the side of 'Aliya and the people were on both his sides. There he found a dead lamb with very short ears. He took hold of his ear and said:Who amongst you would like to have this for a dirham? They said: We do not like to have it even for less than that as it is of no use to us. He said: Do you wish to have it (free of any cost)? They said: By Allah, even if it were alive (we would not have liked to possess that), for there is defect in it as its ear is very short; now it is dead also. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: By Allah, this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah than it (this dead lamb) is in your eye

حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ـ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time

حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ، كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْخَنْدَقِ وَهْوَ يَحْفِرُ وَنَحْنُ نَنْقُلُ التُّرَابَ وَيَمُرُّ بِنَا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ عَيْشَ إِلاَّ عَيْشُ الآخِرَهْ، فَاغْفِرْ لِلأَنْصَارِ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ ‏"‏‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi:We were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in (the battle of) Al-Khandaq, and he was digging the trench while we were carrying the earth away. He looked at us and said, "O Allah! There is no life worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so (please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants

قال الله تعالى : ففروا إلى الله الذاريات : 50 ] وحقيقة الفرار : الهرب من شيء إلى شيء وهو نوعان : فرار السعداء وفرار الأشقياء ففرار السعداء : الفرار إلى الله عز وجل وفرار الأشقياء : الفرار منه لا إليه وأما الفرار منه إليه : ففرار أوليائه قال ابن عباس في قوله تعالى : ففروا إلى الله الذاريات : 50 ] : فروا منه إليه واعملوا بطاعته وقال سهل بن عبدالله : فروا مما سوى الله إلى الله وقال آخرون : اهربوا من عذاب الله إلى ثوابه بالإيمان والطاعة وقال صاحب المنازل : هو الهرب مما لم يكن إلى من لم يزل وهو على ثلاث درجات : فرار العامة من الجهل إلى العلم عقدا وسعيا ومن الكسل إلى التشمير جدا وعزما ومن الضيق إلى السعة ثقة ورجاء يريد بما لم يكن الخلق وبما لم يزل الحق وقوله : فرار العامة : من الجهل إلى العلم عقدا وسعيا الجهل نوعان : عدم العلم بالحق النافع وعدم العمل بموجبه ومقتضاه فكلاهما جهل لغة وعرفا وشرعا وحقيقة قال موسى : أعوذ بالله أن أكون من الجاهلين البقره : 67 ] لما قال له قومه : أتتخذنا هزوا البقره :

والقضيب الرطب يقبل الانحناء فإذا جف وطال عليه الزمان لم يقبل ذلك فإذا كنت أيتها النفس لا تفهمين هذه الأمور الجلية وتركنين إلى التسويف فما بالك تدعين الحكمة وأية حماقة تزيد على هذه الحماقة

وإذا عرفت معنى سوء الخاتمة، فاحذر أسبابها، وأعد ما يصلح لها، وإياك والتسويف بالاستعداد، فان العمر قصير، كل نفس من أنفاسك بمنزلة خاتمتك، لأنه يمكن أن تخطف فيه روحك، والإنسان يموت على ما عاش عليه، ويحشر على ما مات عليه.

والمسوف المسكين لا يدرى أن الذي يدعوه إلى التسويف اليوم هو معه غدا وإنما يزداد بطول المدة قوة ورسوخا ويظن أنه يتصور أن يكون للخائض في الدنيا والحافظ لها فراغ قط وهيهات فما يفرغ منها إلا من طرحها فما قضى أحد منها لبانته % وما انتهى أرب إلا إلى أرب

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Perceived stress and health outcomes among Chinese university students: The chain mediating role of repetitive negative thinking and trait forgiveness.

Stress around COVID-19 among university students is associated with higher physical symptom burden and worse overall health status. This study examined whether RNT and trait forgiveness mediate the link between perceived stress and health outcomes among Chinese university students. A total of 1342 students participated in a survey during the middle of the semester that assessed perceived stress, RNT, trait forgiveness, and various health outcomes. Results revealed significant mediating effects of both RNT and trait forgiveness on the relationship between perceived stress and health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, sleep quality, and physical health. Moreover, the interplay between RNT and trait forgiveness mediated this association. These findings provide a theoretical basis for understanding the interactions among perceived stress, RNT, trait forgiveness, and health outcomes, hi…

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Transitions in comorbidity patterns of depression and internet gaming disorder among adolescents: A random intercept latent transition analysis.

Background: Extensive research has documented a high comorbidity prevalence between depression and Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the distinct comorbidity patterns in adolescents have not been thoroughly investigated. Additionally, the longitudinal dynamics of these comorbidity patterns over time and the specific factors that may drive these transitions remain poorly understood. Methods: A total of 3,296 adolescents (1,501 boys; age baseline: 15.17 [1.44] years) were included in the current study. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify optimal comorbidity patterns of depression and IGD, while random intercept latent transition analysis (RI-LTA) was conducted to assess transitions in the comorbidity patterns over one and a half years and to identify factors influencing these transitions. Results: Three patterns of comorbidity between depression and IGD symptoms were …

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Research protocol for BootStRaP assessment phase: A nine-nation study on boosting societal adaptation and mental health in a rapidly digitalising, post-pandemic Europe.

Background: There is increasing global concern about the harms associated with problematic usage of the internet (PUI) affecting young people. Various risk factors have been proposed, but there is a scarcity of reliable evidence on the extent of the problem, who is most at risk of developing PUI and why, and how best to tackle it. Objectives: BootStRaP (ISRCTN59576080) is a five-year multinational research programme designed to boost young people's health and resilience by determining, through prospective longitudinal assessment, the risk factors associated with PUI and its health economic impact and designing and testing preventative self-management interventions tailored to individual risk factors. Methods: This paper describes the first phase of the project (i.e., Cohort 1). A sample of over 2500 schoolchildren aged 12-16 years was recruited across nine European countries. They were p…

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Perinatal stressors and sleep quality in adolescents: a Brazilian birth cohort study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether perinatal stressors (gestational weight gain, maternal age, marital status, and maternal body composition) exert a direct effect on sleep quality in adolescence; whether these effects are mediated by socioeconomic factors, lifestyle, and comorbidities; and whether depression, screen time, and physical activity have a direct effect on adolescents’ sleep quality. METHODS: Longitudinal cohort study was nested within a Brazilian birth cohort including 527 participants aged 18–19 years. Structural equation modeling was used to examine pathways linking perinatal stressors to sleep quality. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Explanatory variables included perinatal maternal characteristics, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle, and adolescent comorbidities. RESULTS: Among perinatal stressors, only maternal marital status at birth s…

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Does poor sleep affect cognition differently across ages? Insights from a national cohort.

Background: Sleep disturbances are increasingly recognized as important determinants of cognitive functioning, yet evidence from large population-based studies in India remains limited. Understanding how specific sleep problems relate to different cognitive domains across age groups is essential for informing healthy ageing policies. Objective: This study aims to analyse the association between sleep quality such as being unrested, trouble having sleep, night-time/early morning awakening and cognitive performance across domains such as memory, arithmetic ability, orientation, executive functioning, and object naming among Indian adults. Methods: This study analysed data from 62,479 adults aged 18 years and older from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-18). Mean cognition scores were compared across categories of sleep disturbances and across three age groups (18-44, 45-59, and …

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The Roles of Delayed Cortical Maturation and Lower Anticipatory Reward Activation in Predicting Addictive Screen Use in Youth.

Background: Addictive screen use (ASU), above and beyond screen time, has been linked to significant mental health risks. Yet little is known about the neural risk factors that may associate with ASU. We examined 2 neurodevelopmental factors-cognitive control and reward-highlighted in substance use research and their links to ASU. Methods: We utilized resting-state and monetary incentive delay (MID) task functional magnetic resonance imaging data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study at baseline (Y0; ages 9-10 years) to predict addictive videogaming, addictive social media use, addictive phone use, and a composite measure of ASU at year 2 follow-up (Y2; ages 11-12 years). Cortical connectomic maturation was operationalized as distance from early life and proximity to adult functional networks in an individual connectome to potentially index cognitive control develo…

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Taking the first step towards better mental health: Reduced daily smartphone use leads to less problematic smartphone use, fear of missing out, depression and dysfunctional emotion regulation.

Problematic smartphone use (PSU), depression and fear have become increasing public mental health issues around the globe. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate behavioral interventions to reduce their occurrence and improve psychotherapeutic diagnostics and treatment. Overall, 194 persons (80.9% women; Mage = 29.33, SDage = 10.44, range: 18-79) from Germany participated in the experimental study. Participants reduced their daily smartphone use time by 60 min over 14 days or continued their use as normal in the control group. Online surveys at six measurement time points (baseline, intermediate, post-intervention, one, three and six months after the intervention) were conducted and results were taken from general linear models. Participants showed significantly less daily smartphone use time, PSU, "fear of missing out" (FOMO), depressive symptoms and emotion regulating reasons of smart…

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Parent-adolescent relationship quality and smartphone addiction: a hierarchical analysis of relational and demographic predictors.

Background: Adolescents' smartphone use has increased substantially, raising concerns about problematic use and its public health implications. Although parent-child relationship quality plays an important role in adolescents' behavioral regulation, the distinct contributions of parental support and alienation to smartphone addiction remain insufficiently clarified. Objective: This study examined whether maternal and paternal support and alienation were associated with adolescent smartphone addiction after accounting for demographic characteristics and smartphone use duration. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 210 adolescents (aged 11-16 years) from government and government-aided schools in Chennai, India. Participants completed the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version-Tamil (SAS-SV-T) and the mother and father forms of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment …

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Association between Internet addiction and mental health problems among Chinese adolescents in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era: a propensity score matching study.

Background: Improving adolescent mental health is a priority for public health, with Internet addiction (IA) being notably linked to these problems. In the post-pandemic era, increased screen time and social isolation persist, albeit in a more normalized form, potentially continuing to affect adolescent mental health. The current study aims to examine the relationship between IA and mental health problems among Chinese adolescents in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two cities of Henan Province, China, between April and May 2023. A total of 8176 junior high school students were recruited from 6 schools using a stratified random cluster sampling method. The associations between IA and mental health problems were assessed using ordinary least squares model and propensity score matching, specifically employing 1:1 nearest neighbor matching, …

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Gender and residential differences in sleep quality among Chinese adolescents aged 13-18 years.

Background: Good sleep is essential for healthy adolescent development, yet declining sleep quality among Chinese adolescents has become a nationwide public health concern. Residential setting and sex are key determinants of sleep quality; however, systematic evaluations of sleep quality across regions and between sexes among Chinese adolescents remain limited. Methods: Data were collected on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), body mass index (BMI), Physical Fitness Index (PFI), sedentary time, screen time, and mental health from 5,713 adolescents (mean age, 15.11 ± 1.70 years). Logistic regression models were applied to examine the effects of these factors on adolescent sleep quality, including interactions with residence and gender. Results: Overall, 33.71% of Chinese adolescents exhibited poor sleep quality. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 35.78% among rural adolescents, …

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Mediating effects of healthy lifestyle factors on associations between mental health and functional outcomes in early adolescence.

Background: Although mental health and healthy lifestyle interventions are associated with functional outcomes in adolescence, the extent to which particular lifestyle factors explain relationships between mental health and outcome are unclear. Here we examined mediating effects of lifestyle factors on relationships between mental health and two functional outcomes measured 2-3 years later, as well as moderating effects of environmental risk factors on mediation strength in early adolescence. Method: We analyzed data from three waves of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ages 10-11, 11-12, and 12-13 years). Mediating effects of sleep quality, screen time, physical activity, and Mediterranean diet on the relationships between depression, anxiety, psychotic-like experience (PLE) distress, and total problems with two subsequent functional outcomes (academic functioning and so…

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Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular architecture.

Short video addiction (SVA) has emerged as a growing behavioral and social issue, driven by the widespread use of digital platforms that provide highly engaging, personalized, and brief video content. We investigated the neuroanatomical and functional substrates of SVA symptoms, alongside brain transcriptomic and cellular characteristics, using Inter-Subject Representational Similarity Analysis (IS-RSA) and transcriptomic approaches. Behaviorally, we found that dispositional envy was associated with SVA. Structurally, SVA was positively correlated with increased morphological volumes in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and bilateral cerebellum. Functionally, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), cerebellum, and temporal pole (TP) exhibited heightened spontaneous activity, which was positively correlated with SVA severity. Transcriptomic and cellular …

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Effect of the Reassured Self-Compassion-Based School Program on Anxiety, Video Game Addiction, and Body Image Among Rural Female Adolescents: Retrospective Study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified mental health challenges among adolescents, particularly in rural areas with limited access to services. In response, the Saudi government launched mental health campaigns and mandated schools to implement mental health programs. However, the effectiveness of these programs remains largely unreported. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of anxiety disorder symptoms, video game addiction, and body image dissatisfaction, as well as to examine the effect of a school-based program, The Reassured Self, grounded in compassion-focused therapy, on anxiety symptoms, video game addiction, and body image dissatisfaction among rural adolescent females in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective secondary analysis of pre-post intervention data was used. All female middle school students (N=133; age: mean 13.7, SD 1.01 years) in grades 1…

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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar.

Background: With the increasing prevalence of digital technology, adolescent internet addiction (IA) has become a global concern. Excessive internet use, especially among adolescents, has been linked to various negative outcomes such as poor academic performance, social isolation, and mental health issues. Conducted among adolescents of Arab origin, our study addressed the limitations of the literature, which predominantly focuses on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations. Objective: This study aimed to differentiate between essential and nonessential internet use and how they relate to IA in early and middle adolescents, as well as the relationship between subjective happiness with the amount of time spent on nonessential internet use and IA. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 377 students from 16 schools in Qatar. The survey measured esse…

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Associations of Death Anxiety, Inclusion of Smartphone in the Self, and Affiliation Motivation with Smartphone use and Addiction: A Multiple Mediation Study.

This study is the first to apply terror management theory to understanding smartphone addiction by examining the potential indirect effect of death anxiety on smartphone addiction via inclusion of smartphone in the self (i.e., self-expansion), affiliation motivation (the desire to connect with others) for emotional support, and smartphone use. The sample consisted of 1483 Chinese university students between the ages of 18 and 24 (M = 19.14, SD = 1.03) who voluntarily completed an anonymous questionnaire survey. As hypothesized, death anxiety, inclusion of smartphone in the self, affiliation motivation, and smartphone use were directly, positively correlated with smartphone addiction. In addition, death anxiety exerted significant indirect effects via various pathways, including (i) affiliation motivation for emotional support and smartphone use and (ii) inclusion of smartphone in the sel…

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Psychopathology and Gaming Disorder in Adolescents.

Importance: Although gaming disorder is recognized as a diagnosable behavioral addiction, uncertainty remains regarding its directional association with adolescent psychopathology. Clarifying this association is crucial for refining diagnostic frameworks and developing targeted interventions. Objective: To examine directional longitudinal associations between psychopathology and gaming disorder among adolescents using the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model as a theoretical framework. Design, setting, and participants: This cohort study used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (release 5.1), analyzing 4289 adolescents in the US who played video games and completed 3 waves of data collection (at ages 11-12, 12-13, and 13-14 years) between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022. Statistical analysis was performed from December 2024 to March 2025. M…

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Associations between daily wellness behaviours and outcomes among medical students: A longitudinal nightly survey study.

Background: Previous research on medical student wellbeing has examined single wellness-related behaviours in isolation and relied on cross-sectional or pre-post surveys. The objective of this study was to use daily, app-based surveys to examine which wellness behaviours have the strongest associations with positive wellbeing in a medical student sample. Methods: A total of 213 medical students willing to participate were enrolled in this study during summer 2021. Participants completed nightly surveys on a novel smartphone app, which assessed eight wellness-related indicators (e.g., social interaction, sleep, exercise, nutrition) and four wellbeing outcomes (mood, focus, stress, overall wellbeing). Both same-day and next-day associations between indicators and outcomes were assessed. Results: Of the 213 participants enrolled, 116 completed more than 50% of nightly surveys, providing 704…

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Evaluating sleep patterns and intrinsic capacity with machine learning: Results from the Gan-Dau healthy longevity plan.

Background: This study aims to examine the association between sleep and intrinsic capacity (IC), employing a machine-learning approach, to promote healthy aging and disability prevention in the community. Methods: A cohort of 810 community-dwelling individuals aged 50 years were enrolled. Sleep patterns were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and its subdomains. Unsupervised machine learning through K-means clustering was applied to classify sleep patterns into four distinct categories, enabling further analysis. IC was evaluated by assessing cognitive, locomotion, vitality, psychological, and sensory functions and was subsequently rescaled using the percent of the maximum possible method. Results: Low IC was linked to higher PSQI (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.05-1.15, p<0.001), as well as subdomains indicating poor sleep quality, lower habitual sleep efficiency, and increase…

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The role of psychological flexibility and emotion regulation in the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing in adolescents: three-wave longitudinal serial mediation study.

Background: When the increasing prevalence of Smartphone Addiction (SA) and its potential negative effects on mental health among adolescents are taken into consideration, an in-depth investigation of the relationship between SA and Psychological Well-being (PW) is of critical importance. Therefore, using a three-wave longitudinal research design, this study aimed to examine the serial mediation role of Psychological Flexibility (PF) and Emotion Regulation (ER) in the relationship between SA and PW. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine SA, PF, ER, and PW relationships and mediating mechanisms in an adolescent sample using a longitudinal design. Methods: The study included 448 adolescents (49.8% female and 50.2% male; Rangeage = 15-19, Mage = 16.76, SDage = 1.12) who responded to the questionnaires in three waves. Participating adolescents responded to a 50-item questionna…

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Longitudinal Correlates of Grandparenting with Depressive Symptoms and Poor Sleep Quality Among Middle-Aged and Older Women and Men in South Africa.

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the impact of grandparenting on incident depressive symptoms and incident poor sleep quality among aging women and men in rural South Africa. Methods: This longitudinal community study enrolled 3,237 adults (≥40 years) from the "Health and Ageing in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI)." Measurements: Grandparenting was assessed by self-report at wave 1, and depressive symptoms and poor sleep quality at waves 1 and 2. Outcomes were incident depressive symptoms and incident poor sleep quality at wave 2. Logistic regression was utilized to estimate the associations between grandparenting and incident depressive symptoms and incident poor sleep quality. Results: Almost half of the grandfathers (44.6%) and 68.4% of the grandmothers were parenting 7/days/week. In the final adjusted models, among grandmothers, compa…

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Application of Music Therapy in Improving the Sleep Quality and Mental Health of Nurses with Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders Caused by Work Shifts.

Objective: To analyze the impact of using music therapy to improve the sleep quality and mental health of nurses who suffer from circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Methods: Our retrospective analysis included 360 nurses with circadian rhythm sleep disorders from 20 different departments who worked in Wuhan Third Hospital for more than 1 year from May 2022 to May 2023. A total of 180 nurses with circadian rhythm sleep disorders were classified as the control group (received melatonin receptor agonist Melatonin Receptor Type 2 [MT2]). The other 180 cases were classified into the observation group (received melatonin receptor agonist MT2 + music therapy). After six courses of treatment, the clinical efficacy, Self-Assessment Anxiety Scale (SAS) score, Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI) score of the two groups of nurses were compared. Results: …

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Wellbeing and Problematic Smartphone Use: Serial Mediation of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion.

The relationship between wellbeing and Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) has been explored in the past, however, the role of the potential mediators of this association is a relatively neglected area of research. Therefore, the current study examined mindfulness and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between wellbeing and PSU in 220 university students. WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale- State, Self-Compassion Scale- Short form and Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short version were used for assessing wellbeing, mindfulness, self-compassion, and PSU respectively. Wellbeing had a direct and indirect effect on PSU. In addition, results supported a serial mediation model where wellbeing was found to influence PSU via mindfulness and self-compassion in a sequential manner. The results expanded the Compensatory Internet Use Theory (CIUT) to understand PSU and ha…

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