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

Gao, Tingting; Meng, Xiangyi; Qin, Zeying; Zhang, Han; Gao, Jigang; Kong, Yixi; Hu, Yueyang; Mei, Songli

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.005

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“…Moreover, the second part of the mediation chain also highlights the previously supported relations between depression and adolescent's IA (Zhao et al, 2017;Gao et al, 2018). Specifically, depressed adolescents tend to have more negative self-evaluations and experience stronger feelings of worthlessness (Yen et al, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 64%

“…Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that psychological disorders such as depression may mediate the relationship between cybervictimization and adolescents' IA. Consistent with this theoretical framework, several empirical research have demonstrated this view (Zhao et al, 2017;Gao et al, 2018;Sela et al, 2020). For example, a study of 10,000 Chinese vocational school students showed that depression significantly mediated the relationship between negative life events and IA (Zhao et al, 2017).…”

Section: The Mediating Role Of Depressionmentioning

confidence: 75%

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Cybervictimization, Depression, and Adolescent Internet Addiction: The Moderating Effect of Prosocial Peer Affiliation

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Although vast research has shown that cybervictimization is a significant risk factor of adolescent's internet addiction (IA), little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms behind this relationship. The current study examined whether depression mediated the relationship between cybervictimization and adolescent's IA, and whether the direct and indirect effect was moderated by prosocial peer affiliation (PPA). A sample of 1,006 adolescents (Meanage = 13.16; SD = 0.67) anonymously completed the questionnaires. The results revealed that the positive association between cybervictimization and adolescent's IA was mediated by depression. Moderated mediation analysis further showed that PPA moderated the association between cybervictimization and adolescent's IA. However, this indirect effect was stronger for adolescents with high PPA than for those with low PPA, which means that the protective effects of PPA are limited. These findings highlight the mediating and moderating mechanisms between cybervictimization and adolescent's IA, and provide guidance for the prevention and intervention in adolescent's IA.

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Section: The Mediating Role Of Depressionmentioning

confidence: 75%

Cybervictimization, Depression, and Adolescent Internet Addiction: The Moderating Effect of Prosocial Peer Affiliation

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“…We used a Korean version of the CPIC which demonstrated good reliability and validity for assessing parental marital conflict at baseline [23]. Although the full version of the CPIC consists of 49 questions, we only adopted the characters of conflict subscale, which contained 19 items [24] and included four dimensions: conflict frequency (four questions), conflict intensity (five questions), (lack of) conflict resolution (seven questions), and stability of conflict (three questions) to measure children's perception of their parents' marital conflicts by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis. The response format was a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always).…”

Section: Parental Marital Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

A partial mediation effect of father-child attachment and self-esteem between parental marital conflict and subsequent features of internet gaming disorder in children: a 12-month follow-up study

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Lee

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BMC Public Health

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Background: This study evaluated whether parent-child attachment and self-esteem may mediate the relationship between parental marital conflict and increases in features of internet gaming disorder (IGD) in children at 1 year. Methods: The baseline and one-year follow-up data for 268 pre-teens aged between 9 and 10 from the Internet User Cohort for Unbiased Recognition of Gaming Disorder in Early Adolescence (iCURE) study were collected. The students were children at low risk for IGD in the initial self-reported assessment, anyone living with both parents, current game user at baseline, and those who completed a 12-month follow-up assessment. The Internet Game Use-Elicited Symptom Screen (IGUESS) was used to identify increases in IGD features at 12 months. To examine a potential mediation effect, structural equation modeling was performed. Results: The direct effect was statistically significant, and parental marital conflict at baseline significantly predicted the increases in IGD features in children at the 12-month follow-up after adjusting for gender, sex, socioeconomic status, and baseline IGUESS score (ß = 0.206, P = 0.003). The indirect effect showed that attachment to fathers through self-esteem was a significant mediating effect (ß = 0.078, P = 0.045). Parental marital conflicts were associated with increases in IGD features in children through poor father-child attachment, and in turn, the lower levels of self-esteem in the children. Conclusions: Parents, especially fathers, should make an effort to bond with their children to reduce the risk of their children's developing the IGD features.

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“…Parental marital conflict was measured using the Children's Perception of Intraparental Conflict Scale (CPIC), which was developed by Grych, Seid and Fincham (1992) 22 at baseline. Although the full version of the CPIC consists of 49 questions, we only adopted the characters of conflict subscale, which contained 19 items 23 and included four dimensions: conflict frequency (four questions), conflict intensity (five questions), (lack of) conflict resolution (seven questions), and stability of conflict (three questions) to measure children's perception of their parents' marital conflicts by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis. The response format was a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always).…”

Section: Parental Marital Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

A partial mediation effect of father-child attachment and self-esteem between parental marital conflict and subsequent features of internet gaming disorder in children: a 12-month follow-up study

Jeong

Yim

Lee

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ObjectivesThis study evaluated whether parent-child attachment and self-esteem may mediate the relationship between parental marital conflict and increases in features of internet gaming disorder (IGD) in children at one year.MethodThe baseline and one-year follow-up data for 268 pre-teens aged between 9 and 10 from the iCURE study were collected. The students were children at low risk for IGD in the initial self-reported assessment, anyone living with both parents, current game user at baseline, and those who completed a 12-month follow-up assessment. The Internet Game Use-Elicited Symptom Screen (IGUESS) was used to identify increases in IGD features at 12 months. To examine a potential mediation effect, structural equation modeling was performed.ResultsThe direct effect was statistically significant, and parental marital conflict at baseline significantly predicted the increases in IGD features in children at the 12-month follow-up after adjusting for gender, sex, socioeconomic status, and baseline IGUESS score (ß=0.206, P=0.003). The indirect effect showed that attachment to fathers through self-esteem was a significant mediating effect (ß=0.078, P=0.045). Parental marital conflicts were associated with increases in IGD features in children through poor father-child attachment, and in turn, the lower levels of self-esteem in the children.ConclusionParents, especially fathers, should make an effort to bond with their children to reduce the risk of their children’s developing the IGD features.

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

Abstract: This study helps to elucidate the mechanism underlying the association between parental marital conflict and Internet addiction.

Cited by 37 publications

References 41 publications

Cybervictimization, Depression, and Adolescent Internet Addiction: The Moderating Effect of Prosocial Peer Affiliation

Cybervictimization, Depression, and Adolescent Internet Addiction: The Moderating Effect of Prosocial Peer Affiliation

A partial mediation effect of father-child attachment and self-esteem between parental marital conflict and subsequent features of internet gaming disorder in children: a 12-month follow-up study

A partial mediation effect of father-child attachment and self-esteem between parental marital conflict and subsequent features of internet gaming disorder in children: a 12-month follow-up study

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