Erschienen in:
04.06.2018 | Original Article
Social Anxiety May Modify the Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Its Determining Factors in Chinese Adolescents
verfasst von:
Bao Dong, Feng Zhao, Xiao-Shuang Wu, Wen-Jing Wang, Yi-Feng Li, Zhi-Hua Zhang, Ye-Huan Sun
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
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Ausgabe 6/2019
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Abstract
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.