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Zheng X, Chen J, Yu Q, Xiong Q, Zhang L, Li C, Shi S. Associations Between Peer Victimization and Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescents: Humor Makes a Difference. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:7911-7940. [PMID: 36722327 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221150463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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With the increasing development of science and technology, the Internet has become an essential part of people's daily lives providing great convenience. However, the Internet also leads to problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents, which has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Peer victimization is a pervasive stressor among adolescents and has been proven to lead to a series of mental health challenges. Although the association between peer victimization and PIU has been well documented, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to understand how and when peer victimization increases the risk of PIU among adolescents. Building on Agnew's general strain theory, this study hypothesized that depression mediates the relationship between peer victimization and PIU and humor moderates the mediating model. To examine these hypotheses, 469 middle school students were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires on peer victimization, depression, humor, and PIU. The results showed that depression partially mediated the relationship between peer victimization and PIU. A moderated mediation analysis indicated that humor moderated the indirect pathway, consistent with the reverse stress-buffering model, the relationship between peer victimization and depression was stronger for adolescents with high humor. However, the relationship between depression and PIU was weaker in adolescents with high humor, which is in line with the stress-buffering model. These findings could be of significance in understanding the underlying mechanism of PIU associated with peer victimization and provide a new perspective for preventing PIU among adolescents, especially those experiencing peer victimization. The limitations and considerations for future research are discussed.
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- Xintong Zheng
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
- East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Wang E, Zhang J, Dong Y, Xiao J, Qu D, Shan H, Chi X. Vicious circle of family dysfunction and adolescent internet addiction: Do only child and non-only child exhibit differences? CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 43:1-12. [PMID: 36819748 PMCID: PMC9924843 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The primary aim of the current study was to probe the longitudinal relationships between family dysfunction (FD) and adolescent Internet addiction (IA), as well as the group difference between only child and non-only child. Data were from a three-wave longitudinal data of 1301 Chinese adolescents, collected when adolescents were at Grade 7, Grade 8, and Grade 9. FD and IA were assessed via adolescent self-reported questionaries of Chinese Family Assessment Instrument and Internet Addiction Test. Cross-lagged panel model was constructed to estimate possible associations between FD and adolescent IA after controlling for demographic variables. Our results suggest that adolescents might get stuck in a vicious cycle of dysfunctional family and addictive Internet use: adolescents who lived in a dysfunctional family showed increased risk in IA in the subsequent year; in turn, adolescent IA further increased the possibility of FD. Moreover, multigroup comparison analysis revealed that the vicious cycle between FD and adolescent IA could be applied to both the only child and the non-only child. The findings may enrich the application of the Developmental Contextualism Theory and contribute to the identification of the starting points for intervention strategies of adolescent IA.
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- Enna Wang
- School of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Management, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, China
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- School of Humanities, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061 China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061 China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061 China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061 China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061 China
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Liu T, Jia Y, Yang Y, Chen Q. Conflict with children, psychological depression, and problematic internet use among Chinese older adults: The moderating effect of sociability and living situation. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231216417. [PMID: 38033520 PMCID: PMC10687979 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231216417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Problematic internet use among the elderly is an emerging area as previous studies focused more among the young people. Only a few studies focused on problematic internet use at the level of individual characteristics of older adults or on mitigating factors at the level of the older adult's family, ignoring family-level disruptive factors. Objective The purpose of study is to investigate the relationship between conflict with children and problematic internet use among the elderly, as well as the mediating mechanisms and boundary conditions of the relationship. Methods The valid sample of study composed of 428 older adults from 39 different villages and communities in central China. Data analyses were conducted by SPSS, MPLUS, and SmartPLS software. To test our hypotheses, we implement several quantitative methods, including confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlations analysis, and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. Also, we employed partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for robustness testing. Results The results indicated that conflict with children was positively associated with problematic internet use of old people; psychological depression mediated the relationship between conflict with children and old adults' problematic internet use; sociability moderated the effect of conflict with children on psychological depression; and living situation moderated the effect of psychological depression on problematic internet use among the elderly. Conclusion The current research improved the understanding of the mechanisms that produce problematic internet use among the elderly and helped prevent or reduce problematic internet use in older adults in terms of family support systems and individual ability characteristics.
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- Tianyuan Liu
- School of Sociology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Center for Studies of Media Development, School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Marxism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Huang X, Fan P. The dark side of social media in the workplace: A social comparison perspective. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang Y, Tong W, Nie R, Yu M. Lack of coparental cooperation and depression among Chinese youth: The moderating roles of grandparent support and parent-grandparent relationships. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02936-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The Influence of Stressful Life Events on Adolescents’ Problematic Internet Use: the Mediating Effect of Self-worth and the Moderating Effect of Physical Activity. Int J Ment Health Addict 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00758-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Psychological Distress and Adolescents' Cyberbullying under Floods and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parent-Child Relationships and Negotiable Fate as Moderators. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312279. [PMID: 34886005 PMCID: PMC8656516 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adolescents in 70 countries have suffered the COVID-19 pandemic and flood disasters simultaneously. Although antecedent cyberbullying variables have attracted significant research attention, the effects of psychological distress and the potential mechanisms of cyberbullying among adolescents under multiple disasters remains unclear. Based on social-ecological system theory, this study examines the moderating effects of parent-child relationships and the negotiable fate on the relationship between psychological distress and cyberbullying. A total of 1204 middle school students (52.4% boys) who suffered from floods and the COVID-19 pandemic from Zhengzhou City, China, are the participants. The results reveal that psychological distress was positively related to adolescent cyberbullying during a disaster. Parent-child relationships and negotiable fate significantly moderate the relationship between psychological distress and cyberbullying. Specifically, high parent-child relationships and a high negotiable fate could protect adolescents from the negative effects of psychological distress of cyberbullying. For adolescents with low or high parent-child relationships and low negotiable fate, the links between psychological distress and cyberbullying are stronger. These findings underline the significance of considering the interaction of psychological distress, parent-child relationships, and negotiable fate when examining adolescents' cyberbullying during disasters.
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Bu H, Chi X, Qu D. Prevalence and predictors of the persistence and incidence of adolescent internet addiction in Mainland China: A two-year longitudinal study. Addict Behav 2021; 122:107039. [PMID: 34256306 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Internet addiction (IA), which can have different development patterns, is considered a serious problem among adolescents. Due to the increasing number of adolescent internet users in Mainland China, professionals are obligated to investigate the prevalence and predictors of IA persistence and incidence. This study investigated the prevalence of IA persistence and incidence among 1301 students in Mainland China across two years using a two-wave longitudinal design. Of the 187 students with IA in 7th grade, 40.64% had a persisting addiction by grade 9. Of the 1114 students without an IA in 7th grade, 10.32% had developed an IA by grade 9. Multilevel logistic regression analyses indicated that higher levels of depressive symptoms (odds ratio = 1.04; p = .04) and maternal education (odds ratio = 2.23; p = .01) could increase the likelihood of IA persistence. Significant predictors of IA incidence were being male (odds ratio = 0.59; p = .03), being an only child (odds ratio = 1.91; p = .01), having a low family income (odds ratio = 1.21; p < .001), and experiencing school maladjustment (odds ratio = 1.01; p < .01).
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Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Time Spent Playing Video Games in Adolescents: Results from A-CHILD Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph181910377. [PMID: 34639677 PMCID: PMC8508283 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Excessive time spent playing video games is associated with adverse health outcomes in adolescents. Although poor child–parent relationship and social relations with peers are considered as possible predictors, little is known as to whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with time spent playing video games. The aim is to examine the association between ACEs and time spent playing video games in adolescents. Methods: We used pooled data from the Adachi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty (A-CHILD) study in 2016 and 2018, which is a population-based cross-sectional study in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan (N = 6799, 4th, 6th, and 8th-grade students). Adolescents answered questionnaires examining the time spent playing video games, per day, on weekdays (“less than 1 h”, “less than 3 h”, and “more than 3 h”) and ACEs (eight types). Results: The results of the ordinal logistic regression analysis showed a positive association between ACE total score and time spent playing video games after adjusting for covariates (1 ACE: OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.10–1.48; 2 ACEs: OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.06–1.48; 3 + ACEs: OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.14–1.82, p for trend < 0.001). Regarding each type of ACE, the experiences of single parenthood, parental history of psychiatric disorders, and peer isolation were independently positively associated with time spent playing video games. Conclusions: Health policy to address ACEs might be important to shorten the time spent playing video games.
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Wu X, Wang Z, Zhang H, Yuan P, Yu Q, Zhou Z, Zhao Q. Effects of Internet Language Related to COVID-19 on Mental Health in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Cognitive Flexibility. Front Psychol 2021; 12:600268. [PMID: 34194353 PMCID: PMC8238040 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.600268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Internet language (INL) has influenced daily life extensively. However, the process by which INL influences people's psychology and behavior is unclear. This study explored the effects of INL on mental health (anxiety and depression). A pilot study was conducted to develop a qualified scale for INL related to COVID-19 (CINL) in college students using an online questionnaire. The CINL scale was found to have two dimensions: frequency and comprehension, as well as good reliability and validity. A formal study explored the mediating effect of cognitive flexibility on the relationship between CINL and mental health. The results showed that CINL positively predicted mental health when it was mediated by cognitive flexibility. These results not only provide a new perspective on understanding the effects of cyber behavior on human mental health from a positive perspective, but also provide practitioners with new insights for interventions on college students' mental health.
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- Xingzhe Wu
- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
- Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Which grandparent is more intimate? The effects of the gender of grandchildren. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01890-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Xiong Q, Shi S, Chen J, Hu Y, Zheng X, Li C, Yu Q. Examining the Link Between Academic Achievement and Adolescent Bullying: A Moderated Moderating Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2020; 13:919-928. [PMID: 33192107 PMCID: PMC7654527 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s278453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose Bullying is a serious problem among adolescents. Many scholars have examined school bullying in recent years; however, there are many psychological and behavioral mechanisms for bully that still remain unclear. Based on the theory of self-worth orientation, this study examined the influence of academic achievement on bullying behavior among adolescents and explored the moderating effects of perceived social support and age cohort. Methods Participants were 3227 middle and high school students in the 7th through 12th grades in China. A self-report method was used to measure academic achievement, social support, bullying, and demographic variables. Results Moderation analyses indicated that the relationship between academic achievement and bullying behavior was moderated by the perceived social support of adolescents and their age cohort. Specifically, social support moderated the relationship between achievement and bullying behavior positively in the middle school group but negatively in the high school group. Conclusion The results support the hypothesis of self-worth orientation theory and indicate that bullying intervention could be enhanced by addressing the relationships between academic achievement, social support, age cohort, and bullying.
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- Qing Xiong
- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- RDFZ Chaoyang Branch School, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Hubei, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Central China Normal University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Chi X, Hong X, Chen X. Profiles and sociodemographic correlates of Internet addiction in early adolescents in southern China. Addict Behav 2020; 106:106385. [PMID: 32187574 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Adolescent Internet addiction is currently one of the most common and serious publicly social problems. Understanding Internet addiction in early adolescents has become particularly important for early detection and intervention. This study examines profiles of Internet addiction among Chinese early adolescents and explores both the personal and familial correlates of Internet addiction based on a large random sample. A total of 2059 Chinese seventh-grade students were invited to complete the questionnaire, which included sociodemographic factors, family functions, and Internet addiction. The results reveal that 15.3% of the participating Chinese early adolescents were defined by Young (1998) criteria as expressing Internet addiction, in which boys were more likely to express Internet addiction than girls. Students with poor academic achievements were also more likely to fall into this addiction. Adolescents who did not live with their parents and who experienced more family conflicts and less family communication were more likely to report Internet addiction. These findings suggest that focusing on boys and academic under-performers as well as improving family environments can help early adolescents reduce their propensity to become addicted to the Internet.
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Zheng X, Chen J, Guo Y, Xiong Q, Hu Y, Shi S, Li C, Yu Q. The buffer effect of physical activity: Why does parental marital satisfaction affect adolescents' problematic Internet use. Addict Behav Rep 2020; 11:100271. [PMID: 32300636 PMCID: PMC7152658 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Marital satisfaction negatively predicted adolescents' problematic internet use (PIU). Depression mediated the relationship between marital satisfaction and PIU. The mediating effect was significant for individuals with low physical activity. The mediating effect was not significant for individuals with high physical activity.
Introduction To explore the moderating effect of physical activity and the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between marital satisfaction and adolescents’ problematic internet use (PIU). Methods This study adopted a sample of 288 adolescents and their parents, and measured adolescents’ depression, PIU, physical activity, and parents’ marital satisfaction. Results These results showed that parental marital satisfaction negatively predicted adolescents' PIU. Adolescents’ depression played a mediating role between parental marital satisfaction and adolescents’ PIU. Further mediated moderation effect analysis showed that the interaction between marital satisfaction and adolescents' physical activity affected the PIU through adolescents’ depression. Specifically, for individuals with lower physical activity, the marital satisfaction affected the PIU through adolescents' depression. However, for the group with higher physical activity, physical activity weakened the effects of marital satisfaction on adolescents' depression, and the mediating effect of depression did not reach a significant level. Conclusion These results are of theoretical and practical significance in understanding and intervening to address adolescents' PIU.
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- Xintong Zheng
- Graduate School of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1037 Luoyu Rd, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Graduate School of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No 1037 Luoyu Rd, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China
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- School of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, No 36. Lushan Road, Yuelu District, Changsha 410081, China
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- RDFZ Chaoyang Branch School, No. 8 Taiyanggong Nanlin st, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No 152 Luoyu Rd, Hongshan District Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Central China Normal University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality, No 152 Luoyu Rd, Hongshan District Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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Doty DH, Wooldridge BR, Astakhova M, Fagan MH, Marinina MG, Caldas MP, Tunçalp D. Passion as an excuse to procrastinate: A cross-cultural examination of the relationships between Obsessive Internet passion and procrastination. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Liu C, Ma J. Development and validation of the Chinese social media addiction scale. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Yu L, Recker M, Chen S, Zhao N, Yang Q. The Moderating Effect of Geographic Area on the Relationship Between Age, Gender, and Information and Communication Technology Literacy and Problematic Internet Use. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 2018; 21:367-373. [PMID: 29883207 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study investigated the relationship between adolescents' problematic Internet use (PIU) and demographic characteristics such as age, gender, and information and communication technology (ICT) literacy and the moderating effect of geographic area on this relationship using a cross-sectional research design. The study sample comprised 2160 adolescents from the Chongqing area of China and consisted of 47.3 percent boys (N = 1022) and 52.7 percent girls (N = 1138). Participants anonymously completed a 38-item questionnaire that examined their Internet use, behaviors, and attitudes, ICT literacy, parents' education level, and other demographic information. The results showed that the geographic area in which respondents lived (urban vs. rural), gender, age, father's education, mother's education, and ICT literacy had significant relationships with PIU. Moreover, hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that geographic area was found to be a significant moderator for both age and gender in their relationship with PIU. These findings suggest that it is essential to address differences between urban and rural areas when seeking to mitigate PIU among adolescents.
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- Liang Yu
- 1 College of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University , Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 2 Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University , Logan, Utah
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- 3 Faculty of Education, Southwest University , Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University , Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University , Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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