Prevalence and factors of self ‐corrective intention among Hong Kong secondary school students who are self‐assessed Internet addiction cases

ConclusionsA large proportion of the students perceived that they had IA but only about one‐third intended to correct the problem. Future interventions may consider altering students’ HBM constructs, and focus on the segment of concordant IA with self‐corrective intention, as they show readiness for changes.

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - February 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joseph T.F. Lau, Anise M.S. Wu, Kit ‐man Cheng, Vincent W.S. Tse, Mason M.C. Lau, Xueying Yang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research