Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, UK.
Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Mar;113:104928. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.104928. Epub 2021 Jan 8.
Growing evidence has shown that exposure to harsh parenting and child maltreatment elevate the risk of Internet addiction in adolescence. Yet, limited research has examined the mechanisms underlying this association. The present study was a cross-sectional school survey of 1204 adolescents (52.2 % male and 47.8 % female; mean age, 13.36 years) in Hong Kong. The adolescents completed a self-reported questionnaire about their exposure to bullying victimization, bullying perpetration, child maltreatment, Internet addiction, and social support. The findings showed that harsh parenting and maltreatment was significantly associated with Internet addiction. After controlling for a number of confounding factors, the results of the mediation analyses showed that family support and bullying perpetration, and family support and bullying victimization accounted for 36 % and 25 % of the effect of harsh discipline and maltreatment on Internet addiction, respectively. Effective prevention and intervention strategies for Internet addiction should target family and social vulnerabilities in adolescents.
越来越多的证据表明，遭受严厉的父母教养和儿童虐待会增加青少年网络成瘾的风险。然而，有限的研究已经检验了这种关联的机制。本研究是对香港 1204 名青少年（52.2%为男性，47.8%为女性；平均年龄为 13.36 岁）进行的一项横断面学校调查。青少年完成了一份关于他们遭受欺凌受害、欺凌施害、儿童虐待、网络成瘾和社会支持的自我报告问卷。研究结果表明，严厉的父母教养和虐待与网络成瘾显著相关。在控制了许多混杂因素后，中介分析的结果表明，家庭支持和欺凌施害以及家庭支持和欺凌受害分别占严厉纪律和虐待对网络成瘾影响的 36%和 25%。针对青少年家庭和社会脆弱性的有效预防和干预策略应该针对网络成瘾问题。
