Stressful life events and adolescent Internet addiction: The mediating role of psychological needs satisfaction and the moderating role of coping style |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan;2. Master Program and Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan;3. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan;4. School of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, NY, USA;5. Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan;6. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;1. Centre for Health Behaviours Research, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;2. Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China;3. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China |
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| Abstract: | Although stressful life events have been shown to play an important role in adolescent Internet addiction, little is known about mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation. Based on the integration of self-determination theory and stress-coping theory, the present study investigated (a) the mediating role of psychological needs satisfaction in the relationship between stressful life events and Internet addiction, and (b) the moderating role of coping style in the indirect and direct relationships between stressful life events and Internet addiction. This model was tested with 998 Chinese adolescents (mean age = 15.15 years, SD = 1.57). Participants filled out questionnaires regarding stressful life events, psychological needs satisfaction, coping style, and Internet addiction. After demographic variables were controlled, stressful life events were significantly positively associated with Internet addiction. Mediation analysis revealed that psychological needs satisfaction partially mediated the association between stressful life events and Internet addiction. Moderated mediation analysis further indicated that the mediated path was weaker for adolescents with higher levels of positive coping style. These findings underscore the importance of identifying the mechanisms that moderate the mediated paths between stressful life events and adolescent Internet addiction. |
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| Keywords: | Stressful life events Internet addiction Psychological needs satisfaction Coping style |
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