Abstract:Aims
The associations between suicidal behaviours and childhood maltreatment (CM), as well as Internet addiction (IA) have been extensively examined. However, few studies pay attention to different types of CM and all stages of suicidality, including suicidal ideation (SI), suicidal plans (SP) and suicidal attempts (SA). Moreover, little is known regarding the mediation of IA on the relationship between CM and suicidal behaviours. The study aims to explore the direct effect of CM and IA on three stages of… Show more
“…This, at the extreme end, could lead to more people depending on the internet and thus be more prone to IA [30], especially among adolescents. There are a number of studies that have examined the potential effects of IA on adolescents' mental and conduct di culties, such as suicidal behaviors, NSSI, depression, anxiety, and attention de cit hyperactivity disorders [11,31,32]. In the current study, we found that IA was signi cantly associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2 among adolescents.…”
Background
Both internet addiction (IA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are major public health concerns among adolescents, however, the association between IA and NSSI was not well understood. In this study we aim to investigate the association between IA and NSSI within a cohort study, and to explore the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of social support in the association.
Methods
A total of 1530 adolescents aged 11–14 years who completed both the baseline (T1) and 14-month follow-up (T2) survey of the Chinese Adolescent Health Growth Cohort were included for the current analysis. IA, NSSI, depressive symptoms and social support were measured at T1; depressive symptoms and NSSI were measured again at T2. Structural equation models were employed to estimate the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effects of social support in the association between IA and NSSI at T2.
Results
IA was independently associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2, with the total effect of 0.113 (95%CI 0.055–0.174). Depressive symptoms mediated the association between IA and NSSI at T2, and social support moderated the indirect but not the direct effect of IA on NSSI at T2. Sex differences were found on the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderated mediation effect of social support.
Conclusions
Interventions that target adolescents’ NSSI who also struggle with IA may need to focus on reducing depressive symptoms and elevating social support.
“…This, at the extreme end, could lead to more people depending on the internet and thus be more prone to IA [30], especially among adolescents. There are a number of studies that have examined the potential effects of IA on adolescents' mental and conduct di culties, such as suicidal behaviors, NSSI, depression, anxiety, and attention de cit hyperactivity disorders [11,31,32]. In the current study, we found that IA was signi cantly associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2 among adolescents.…”
Background
Both internet addiction (IA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are major public health concerns among adolescents, however, the association between IA and NSSI was not well understood. In this study we aim to investigate the association between IA and NSSI within a cohort study, and to explore the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of social support in the association.
Methods
A total of 1530 adolescents aged 11–14 years who completed both the baseline (T1) and 14-month follow-up (T2) survey of the Chinese Adolescent Health Growth Cohort were included for the current analysis. IA, NSSI, depressive symptoms and social support were measured at T1; depressive symptoms and NSSI were measured again at T2. Structural equation models were employed to estimate the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effects of social support in the association between IA and NSSI at T2.
Results
IA was independently associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2, with the total effect of 0.113 (95%CI 0.055–0.174). Depressive symptoms mediated the association between IA and NSSI at T2, and social support moderated the indirect but not the direct effect of IA on NSSI at T2. Sex differences were found on the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderated mediation effect of social support.
Conclusions
Interventions that target adolescents’ NSSI who also struggle with IA may need to focus on reducing depressive symptoms and elevating social support.
“…This could lead more people to depend on the internet, making them more susceptible to IA [ 30 ], especially among adolescents. Many studies have examined the potential effects of IA on adolescents’ mental and conduct difficulties, such as suicidal behaviors, NSSI, depression, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders [ 11 , 31 , 32 ]. In this study, we found that IA was significantly associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2 among adolescents.…”
Background
Both internet addiction (IA) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are major public health concerns among adolescents, however, the association between IA and NSSI was not well understood. We aimed to investigate the association between IA and NSSI within a cohort study, and explore the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of social support in the association.
Methods
A total of 1530 adolescents aged 11–14 years who completed both the baseline (T1) and 14-month follow-up (T2) survey of the Chinese Adolescent Health Growth Cohort were included for the current analysis. IA, NSSI, depressive symptoms and social support were measured at T1; depressive symptoms and NSSI were measured again at T2. Structural equation models were employed to estimate the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderating effect of social support in the association between IA and NSSI at T2.
Results
IA was independently associated with an increased risk of NSSI at T2, with the total effect of 0.113 (95%CI 0.055–0.174). Depressive symptoms mediated the association between IA and NSSI at T2, and social support moderated the indirect but not the direct effect of IA on NSSI at T2. Sex differences were found on the mediated effect of depressive symptoms and the moderated mediation effect of social support.
Conclusions
Interventions that target adolescents’ NSSI who also struggle with IA may need to focus on reducing depressive symptoms and elevating social support.
Problematic Internet use has become a major problem worldwide due to its numerous negative correlates in the field of health, both mental and physical, and its increasing prevalence, making it necessary to study both its risk and protective factors. Several studies have found a negative relationship between resilience and problematic Internet use, although the results are inconsistent. This meta-analysis assesses the relationship between problematic Internet use and resilience, and analyses its possible moderating variables. A systematic search was conducted in PsycInfo, Web of Science and Scopus. A total of 93,859 subjects from 19 studies were included in the analyses. The results show that there is a statistically-significant negative relationship (r = −0.27 (95% CI [−0.32, −0.22]), with publication bias. This meta-analysis presents strong evidence of the relationship between the two variables. Limitations and practical implications are discussed.
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