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  "abstract": "This study investigated the relationships between techno-distress and university students' well-being and examined the moderating roles of positive youth development (PYD) and techno-stressors. Data were collected from 636 university students in mainland China (36.95% male; Mage = 21.24; SDage = 1.43) via an online questionnaire. Hierarchical regressions with dual moderators were conducted using PROCESS Macro v4.2, controlling for digital literacy and organizational support. The findings revealed that techno-distress was positively associated with academic burnout and depression and negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Overall, PYD did not demonstrate a significant moderating role; however, among students with higher levels of competence-related PYD subdimensions, techno-distress was less strongly related to adverse mental health outcomes. In contrast, overall techno-stressors significantly amplified the relationship between techno-distress and depression, particularly under the dimensions of techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and techno-uncertainty. These findings highlight the dimension-specific patterns in the moderating role of PYD and indicate that association between techno-distress and mental health outcomes was stronger under higher levels of environmental demands. This study contributes to stress theory by providing a precise technostress framework and offers practical recommendations for reducing techno-distress in higher education.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK.",
    "School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.",
    "Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. diya.dou@polyu.edu.hk.",
    "College of Undergraduate Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China."
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      "name": "Chunhan Huang"
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      "name": "Jieqi Li"
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  "doi": "10.1186/s40359-026-05255-1",
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  "published": "2026-08-01",
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  "title": "The relationship between techno-distress and well-being among university students: the moderating effects of positive youth development attributes and techno-stressors.",
  "title_text": "The relationship between techno-distress and well-being among university students: the moderating effects of positive youth development attributes and techno-stressors.",
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