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The role of school connectedness and maladaptive cognitions in the association between stress and Internet addiction: A serial mediation model
Author(s) -
Gao Tingting,
Hu Yueyang,
Qin Zeying,
Cao Ruilin,
Liu Sibei,
Mei Songli,
Meng Xiangfei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12417
Subject(s) - mediation , addiction , psychology , association (psychology) , cognition , the internet , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , world wide web , political science , computer science , law
Purpose: To explore the mediating effect of school interest and maladaptive cognitions in the relationship between stress and Internet addiction. Design and Methods: A total of 2271 high school students were recruited from a Chinese high school. Serial mediation model was used. Results: School interest and maladaptive cognitions had 0.03 and 0.13 indirect effects in the association between stress and Internet addiction, and accounting for 7.9% and 34.2% of the total effect, respectively. The serial indirect effect of school interest and maladaptive cognition was 0.05, accounting for 13.2% of the total effect. Practice Implications: The present study highlights the need of reducing stress and increasing school interest among high school students to prevent and intervene the occurrence of Internet addiction.