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Interpersonal Relationships and Problematic Use of the Internet Among Adolescents: Between- and Within-Person Perspectives.

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Τίτλος: Interpersonal Relationships and Problematic Use of the Internet Among Adolescents: Between- and Within-Person Perspectives.
Συγγραφείς: Geng X; State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China., Xiao J; School of Education, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei, China., Li D; School of Foreign studies, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong, China., Chen L; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China., Yi Z; Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Sun R; Beijing Academy, Beijing, China., Xu J; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Πηγή: Journal of adolescence [J Adolesc] 2026 Oct; Vol. 98 (7), pp. 2531-2541. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 03.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7808986 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-9254 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01401971 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Adolesc Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: London : Elsevier
Original Publication: London, New York, Published for the Assn. for the Psychiatric Study of Adolescents by Academic Press.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Adolescent Behavior*/psychology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology , Interpersonal Relations* , Internet*, Humans ; Male ; Adolescent ; Female ; Longitudinal Studies ; Peer Group ; China ; Parent-Child Relations
Περίληψη: Introduction: Prior research has examined the role of interpersonal relationships in adolescents' problematic use of the internet (PUI). However, studies that examine the distinct contributions of various interpersonal relationships (i.e., with mothers, fathers, teachers, and peers) to adolescent PUI at the within-person level remain lacking. Thus, this longitudinal study was conducted to address this research gap by incorporating both between- and within-person perspectives and potential sex differences.
Methods: The study recruited 598 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 15.47 years at Wave 1, SD = 0.53; 54.52% girls) who participated in five waves of data collection across 2.5-years. Multilevel model was constructed to examine the between- and within-person associations between various sources of interpersonal relationships and adolescent PUI.
Results: The findings demonstrated that improved relationships with teachers and peers were related to lower levels of PUI at the between- and within-person levels, whereas no such association was found for parent-adolescent relationships. In addition, the associations between interpersonal relationships and adolescent PUI were not moderated by sex at either the between- or within-person level.
Conclusions: These findings underscore the need to examine the distinct associations between multiple sources of interpersonal relationships and PUI among Chinese adolescents. The results revealed that positive interpersonal relationships, especially those with teachers and peers, may be an effective compensatory strategy for preventing and intervening in adolescent PUI.
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: multilevel modeling; parent–adolescent relationships; peer relationships; problematic use of the internet; teacher–adolescent relationships
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260803 Date Completed: 20261007 Latest Revision: 20261007
Update Code: 20261008
DOI: 10.1002/jad.70234
PMID: 42544748
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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DOI:10.1002/jad.70234