Association between parental marital conflict and Internet addiction: A moderated mediation analysis

In the era of modern technology, the Internet has become an essential component of our daily life. As of December 2017, the number of Internet users reached 772 million in China, the largest proportion of which was the student group, accounting for 25.4% (China  Internet Network Information Center, 2018). Excessive or problematic use of the Internet has been a worldwide phenomenon and is increasingly common in adolescents. Internet addiction (IA) is described as an impulse control problem with an inability to control Internet use that results in a delete rious influence on major life domains (Young, 1998).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 15, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Tingting Gao, Xiangfei Meng, Zeying Qin, Han Zhang, Jinglei Gao, Yixi Kong, Yueyang Hu, Songli Mei Tags: Research paper Source Type: research