Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
School of Education, University of Leeds MA educations, UK.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2022 Jul;227:103612. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103612. Epub 2022 May 11.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for adolescents, who tended to experience more emotional instability, impulsivity, and aggressive behavior driven by the fear of infection and the uncertainty of network information. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between Internet addiction and aggressive behavior, and the mediating effects of depression and anxiety. There were differences in Internete addiction and aggressive behavior in gender, thus the moderating role of gender between them were explored. A total of 1148 middle school students were invited to complete the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire, the Internet Addition Scale, the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) separately. The results suggested that 1) there was a significant positive correlation between Internet addiction and aggressive behavior; 2) anxiety, but not depression, mediated the effect of Internet addiction on aggressive behavior; 3) gender did not moderate the effect of Internet addiction on aggressive behavior. The practical implication of the current findings on boosting adolescents' mental health was discussed and further suggestions were provided.
新冠疫情给青少年带来了前所未有的挑战，他们往往更容易因感染的恐惧和网络信息的不确定性而出现情绪不稳定、冲动和攻击性行为。在本研究中，我们调查了网络成瘾与攻击行为之间的关系，以及抑郁和焦虑的中介作用。由于性别差异，青少年在网络成瘾和攻击行为方面存在差异，因此我们探讨了它们之间的性别调节作用。我们邀请了 1148 名中学生分别完成了 Buss Perry 攻击问卷、网络成瘾量表、自评抑郁量表 (SDS) 和自评焦虑量表 (SAS)。结果表明：1）网络成瘾与攻击行为之间存在显著正相关；2）焦虑而不是抑郁，中介了网络成瘾对攻击行为的影响；3）性别并没有调节网络成瘾对攻击行为的影响。讨论了当前研究结果对促进青少年心理健康的实际意义，并提出了进一步的建议。
