Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, China.
Addict Behav. 2021 Nov;122:107039. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107039. Epub 2021 Jul 1.
Internet addiction (IA), which can have different development patterns, is considered a serious problem among adolescents. Due to the increasing number of adolescent internet users in Mainland China, professionals are obligated to investigate the prevalence and predictors of IA persistence and incidence. This study investigated the prevalence of IA persistence and incidence among 1301 students in Mainland China across two years using a two-wave longitudinal design. Of the 187 students with IA in 7th grade, 40.64% had a persisting addiction by grade 9. Of the 1114 students without an IA in 7th grade, 10.32% had developed an IA by grade 9. Multilevel logistic regression analyses indicated that higher levels of depressive symptoms (odds ratio = 1.04; p = .04) and maternal education (odds ratio = 2.23; p = .01) could increase the likelihood of IA persistence. Significant predictors of IA incidence were being male (odds ratio = 0.59; p = .03), being an only child (odds ratio = 1.91; p = .01), having a low family income (odds ratio = 1.21; p < .001), and experiencing school maladjustment (odds ratio = 1.01; p < .01).
网络成瘾（IA）可能有不同的发展模式，被认为是青少年中的一个严重问题。由于中国大陆青少年互联网用户数量的增加，专业人员有义务调查 IA 持续存在和发生的流行率和预测因素。本研究采用两波纵向设计，调查了中国大陆 1301 名学生在两年内 IA 持续存在和发生的流行率。在七年级有 IA 的 187 名学生中，有 40.64%在九年级时仍存在成瘾。在七年级没有 IA 的 1114 名学生中，有 10.32%在九年级时出现了 IA。多层次逻辑回归分析表明，抑郁症状水平较高（优势比=1.04；p=.04）和母亲教育程度较高（优势比=2.23；p=.01）会增加 IA 持续存在的可能性。IA 发生率的显著预测因素为男性（优势比=0.59；p=.03）、独生子女（优势比=1.91；p=.01）、家庭收入低（优势比=1.21；p<.001）和学校适应不良（优势比=1.01；p<.01）。
