Gong Fangmin, Gong Zhuliu, Liu Haimeng, Yi Pei, Jia Yuhan, Zhuang Jingwen, Shu Jilin, Huang Xincheng, Wu Yibo
College of Literature and Journalism Communication, Jishou University, Jishou, People's Republic of China.
College of Minority Preparatory Education, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2024 May 6;17:1903-1916. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S443349. eCollection 2024.
To explore the relationship between adolescents' problematic Internet use and loneliness and the mediating roles of social support and family communication.
A questionnaire survey of 2483 adolescents aged 12-17 years in 148 cities in China was conducted using the Problematic Internet Use Scale, the Collaborative Social Support Scale, the Family Communication Scale, and the Loneliness Scale. The data were statistically analyzed by SPSS 26.0 and validated by AMOS 28.0. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted to test the effects of problematic Internet use on adolescents' loneliness and the mediating effects of perceptions of social support and family communication.
There was a significant positive effect of adolescents' problematic Internet use on loneliness (B-0.471, P<0.001), and the mediating effects of perceptual social support (0.003, 0.012) and family communication (0.008, 0.019) were found to play a chain effect between adolescents' problematic Internet use and loneliness, respectively. Use and feelings of loneliness played a chain mediating role (0.002, 0.006).
This study identified the effects of adolescent problematic Internet use on loneliness and its mechanism of action, emphasized the importance of social support and family communication, and provided practical insights for improving family parenting styles and preventing and intervening in adolescent loneliness problems.
探讨青少年网络使用问题与孤独感之间的关系，以及社会支持和家庭沟通的中介作用。
采用网络使用问题量表、社会支持协作量表、家庭沟通量表和孤独感量表，对中国148个城市的2483名12 - 17岁青少年进行问卷调查。数据用SPSS 26.0进行统计分析，并用AMOS 28.0进行验证。采用结构方程模型（SEM）检验网络使用问题对青少年孤独感的影响以及社会支持感知和家庭沟通的中介作用。
青少年网络使用问题对孤独感有显著正向影响（B = 0.471，P < 0.001），感知社会支持（0.003，0.012）和家庭沟通（0.008，0.019）的中介作用分别在青少年网络使用问题与孤独感之间发挥连锁效应。网络使用与孤独感之间存在连锁中介作用（0.002，0.006）。
本研究明确了青少年网络使用问题对孤独感的影响及其作用机制，强调了社会支持和家庭沟通的重要性，为改善家庭教养方式以及预防和干预青少年孤独问题提供了实践启示。
