| Title | Risk Factors of Addictive Internet Use Among Rural Chinese Adolescents: from a Cumulative Risk Perspective |
| Authors | Wang, Yiqing Jiang, Ling Jing, Tingting Chen, Qinian Ma, Shuang Guo, Jing Wang, Xiaohua |
| Affiliation | Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Social Dev & Publ Policy, 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai St, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China 1 Senior High Sch, Hua Cty 456400, Henan Province, Peoples R China Beijing Univ Chinese Med, Sch Management, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China Peking Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China |
| Keywords | PEER AFFILIATION METAANALYSIS DEPRESSION MODERATION CHILDHOOD SYMPTOMS STUDENTS EXPOSURE CHILDREN YOUTH |
| Issue Date | Oct-2022 |
| Publisher | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to examine the risk factor of addictive Internet use from a cumulative risk perspective among rural Chinese adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1489 adolescents from three high schools in Henan Province participated in this study. The results showed that (1) the prevalence of addictive Internet use among rural Chinese adolescents was 11.8%; (2) male, depression, disharmonious family climate, parents' divorce, poor teacher-student relationship, and poor neighborhood sanitation were risk factors; and (3) the prevalence of addictive Internet use increased from 3.4 to 45.8% as the number of risk factors increased from 0 to 5. Regression analysis indicated that experiencing >= 2 risk factors predicted addictive Internet use significantly. And the result of trend analysis with addictive Internet use as the dichotomous dependent variable shows that the increasing trend was statistically significant (p < 0.001). There is a cumulative risk effect of these factors on addictive Internet use. We hope our findings will contribute to identifying high-risk adolescents and multilevel preventions and interventions on addictive Internet use among rural Chinese adolescents, thus promoting their development. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/657832 |
| ISSN | 1557-1874 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11469-022-00930-x |
| Indexed | SCI(E) SSCI |
| Appears in Collections: | 公共卫生学院 |
