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- Title
Peer victimization and problematic internet game use among Chinese adolescents: A moderated mediation model of school engagement and grit.
- Authors
Li, Lei; Zhu, Jianjun
- Abstract
Peer victimization is associated with an increased risk of problematic internet game use (PIGU) in adolescence; however, the mechanism explaining this association remains unclear. The current study tested school engagement as a mediator between peer victimization and PIGU, and grit as a moderator of this mediated pathway. Chinese adolescents (N = 2116) 43.8% girls, 10–14 years old) completed self-report measures in their classrooms. SEM was used to test a moderated mediation model, with gender, age and socioeconomic status as covariates. Results showed that school engagement mediated the association between peer victimization and PIGU, and grit buffered the negative effects of both victimization and school disengagement on PIGU. The present study contributes to a better understanding of how and when peer victimization increases the risk of PIGU.
- Subjects
CHINESE people; ADOLESCENCE; GIRLS; CRIME victims; CHINESE language; PSYCHOLOGY; PEERS
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2022, Vol 41, Issue 4, p1943
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-020-00718-z