
The Relationship Between Social Support and Internet Addiction Among Chinese Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multiple Mediation Model of Resilience and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Author(s) -
Xiumin Cui,
Xinli Chi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s305510
Subject(s) - addiction , mediation , psychology , psychological resilience , social support , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , the internet , context (archaeology) , mental health , pandemic , psychiatry , covid-19 , medicine , social psychology , disease , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , world wide web , computer science , biology
Lockdowns and online homeschooling during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic have significantly increased Internet use and adolescents' risk of developing or reinforcing related addictive behaviors. While various theoretical propositions have suggested that social support, resilience, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms can predict Internet addiction, no study has yet examined the combined influence of these factors on Internet addiction. This study therefore aimed to investigate the mediating roles of resilience and PTSD symptoms in the relationship between perceived social support and the Internet addiction of Chinese adolescents in the context of COVID-19.