Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 1508-1520Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-018-9912-x
Keywords
Adolescents; China; Internet addition; Social anxiety; Associated factors
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81202224]
- Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [1208085QH148]
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The aim of this study was to explore Internet addiction (IA) and its associated factors among Chinese adolescents. Ten thousand one hundred fifty-eight Chinese adolescents were selected in this study by using random cluster sampling. The prevalence rate of IA among Chinese adolescents was 10.4%. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed gender, the only child, father-adolescent relationship, annual family income, academic performance, physical exercise, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) score, and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) score were significantly associated with IA among adolescents in social anxiety group (P <0.05). In addition, gender, parental control, annual family income, academic performance, physical exercise, RSES score, and LSAS score were significantly associated with Internet addiction among adolescents in non-social anxiety group (P <0.05). The mediating effects of social anxiety between multiple factors and IA were also significant. These findings can provide guidance aimed at reducing IA among Chinese adolescents.
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