Relationship of Life Events and Internet Use in Junior High School Students
- VernacularTitle:初中生生活事件与其互联网使用的关系
- Author:
Liyan MA
;
Chuanhui HOU
;
Li LEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Life events;
Pathological internet use;
Internet service preference;
Junior high school student
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2000;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship of life events and internet use in junior high school students.Methods:123 7th grade students were asked to complete the Chinese Adolescent Life Events Checklist,Internet Service Preference Questionnaire for Adolescence and Adolescent Pathological Internet Use Scale.Results:Students' life events scores were lower than the norm significantly;Junior high school students' life events positively correlate with pathological internet use,as well as with salience,tolerance,compulsion symptoms,social comfort,and negative outcomes subscales;Internet service preference closely correlates with pathological internet use;Subjective stress,social preference of internet can predict pathological internet use significantly.Conclusion:Pathological internet use is closely related to life events and social service.