The influence of childhood trauma on internet addiction of adolescents: mediating effect of self-concealment
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20210429-00237
- VernacularTitle:童年创伤对青少年网络成瘾的影响：自我隐瞒的中介作用
- Author:
Hua CAO
1
;
Zhijun WANG
;
Ling YANG
;
Manyu ZHAO
;
Ruiqi ZHANG
;
Jianwei LIU
Author Information
1. 西北师范大学心理学院，甘肃省行为与心理健康重点实验室，兰州 730070
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Childhood trauma;
Internet addiction;
Concealment;
Mediating effect
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2021;30(9):811-816
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the influence of childhood traumatic experience on internet addiction of adolescents and the mediating effect of self-concealment.Methods:Childhood trauma questionnaire(CTQ), self-concealment scale(SCS) and adolescent pathological internet use scale(APIUS) were used to investigate 532 college students.SPSS 22.0 was used for descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis.Amos 24.0 was used for confirmatory factor analysis, and the relevant assumptions were verified through structural equation model.Results:The total scores of childhood abuse, self-concealment and adolescent pathological internet use were (37.23±11.91), (26.09±9.26) and (82.15±28.09), respectively.Correlation analysis showed that childhood trauma was positively correlated with self-concealment ( r=0.27, P<0.01). Self-concealment was positively correlated with internet addiction ( r=0.47, P<0.01). Childhood trauma was positively correlated with internet addiction ( r=0.36, P<0.01). Mediating effect test showed that childhood trauma had a significant positive predictive effect on self-concealment ( β=0.34, P<0.01), self-concealment had a significant positive predictive effect on internet addiction ( β=0.34, P<0.01), and childhood trauma had a direct predictive effect on internet addiction ( β=0.31, P<0.01). Conclusion:Childhood trauma and self-concealment have significant influence on internet addiction, and self-concealment plays a partial mediating role between childhood trauma and internet addiction of adolescents.
