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- Title
INTERNET DEPENDENCE IN CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: RELATIONSHIP WITH SEX, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.
- Authors
RUIPING ZHANG
- Abstract
This cross-sectional study investigated the relationships among self-esteem, social support, and Internet dependence. A sample of young people aged between 15 and 18 years old (M age=16.3yr., SD=0.7; 470 boys, 441 girls) completed measures of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Internet Dependence Test. According to the cognitive-behavioral model of problematic Internet use, social support should mediate the relationship between self-esteem and Internet dependence. Furthermore, based on previous research it was predicted that boys would score higher on Internet dependence than women. Support for this model was obtained. Internet dependent students were more likely to be boys. Self-esteem and social support were negatively correlated with Internet dependence. The relationship between self-esteem and Internet dependence was mediated by social support. Although the effect sizes were small, the findings of the present study are of significance in investigating adolescents' Internet dependence.
- Subjects
CHINA; PSYCHOLOGY of high school students; HIGH school students' sexual behavior; HIGH school students; SELF-esteem; SOCIAL support
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2015, Vol 117, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2466/18.21.PR0.117c11z0